1. coincide with 與……符合
The problem is that the contours of a cultural community rarely coincide with a political entity.
問題是,一個(gè)文化群體的輪廓,很少與一個(gè)政治實(shí)體的邊界相吻合。
It was timed to coincide with the president's annual state of the union address.
這次抗議活動的時(shí)間與總統(tǒng)一年一度的國情咨文講話一致。
2. be responsible for 對……負(fù)責(zé)
Our client wanted to be responsible for testing the application.
我們的客戶想要負(fù)責(zé)測試這個(gè)應(yīng)用程序。
While it’s long, it’s a great summary of the debate about who should be responsible for social media in an organisational context.
信雖然很長,但的確是一個(gè)很好的總結(jié),一個(gè)關(guān)于誰有責(zé)任在一個(gè)組織中充當(dāng)媒介的思考。
3. fails short of 不符合……標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
4. get to the bottom of 弄清……的真相,深究,追究
However, questions about motivation have to be asked skillfully, or you won't get to the bottom of what really makes people go that extra miles.
但是,有關(guān)激勵的問題必須有技巧地實(shí)現(xiàn),否則你將不可能知道真正激勵員工努力工作的根本原因。
The traditional view was that philosophers could help us get to the bottom of this puzzlement by exploring the sources of the conflict within our own minds.
一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的答案是,哲學(xué)可以提供對人性的洞見。 假設(shè)我們感到對上帝是否存在,客觀的道德真理是否存在或者人類是否擁有自由意志感到疑惑,那么傳統(tǒng)的看法是,哲學(xué)可以通過探索內(nèi)心深處沖突的源頭來幫助我們攥住問題的根本。
We will not get to the bottom 我們就不追究了。