1.shortly after 不久之后;很快
Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.
出事后不久,朱莉就被停職了 。
2.lack of 缺乏
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.
壓力和睡眠不足會使情況惡化 。
3.at least 至少
He's been away for at least a week.
他走了總有一個星期吧 。
4.go up 增長;上升
I was going to get out of the building in case it went up.
我怕大樓起火,正打算要跑出去 。
5.A Nepalese official says that it is time to examine the rules on who is permitted to climb Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.
it is time to 是時候...
I believe it is time to ban tobacco advertising altogether.
我認為該完全禁止煙草廣告了 。
You have pondered long enough, it is time to decide.
你考慮的時間夠長了,該做決定了 。
6.But on the other side of it is a lot of risk because it is costing lives."
on the other side 另一方面
She turned over on her stomach on the other side of the bed.
她翻了個身趴在了床的另一邊 。
They live on the other side of the street.
他們住在馬路的另一邊 。