1.set out to 打算，著手

The screenwriter set out to explore the ways in which different people face demanding times.
劇本作者一開始是要探討不同的人面對艱難時期的方式。

He has set out to make salesforce a more generous and efficient donor than any other firm.
現在貝尼奧夫已經開始讓salesforce公司成為一個比別的公司更慷慨、更有效率的慈善家。

2.numbers of 一些，若干，許多

Emboldened, aid workers inflate numbers of the starving.
救援人員大膽地夸大了饑民的數量。

Fish in each trial ultimately gobbled up the same numbers of prey.
魚兒們在每次試驗中，最終都會吃掉相同數量的獵物。

3.likely to 可能

Other banks are likely to face similar pressure.
其他銀行很可能面臨著類似的壓力。

He is likely to name a middle east peace envoy soon.
他有可能很快命令一名中東和平特使。

4.put off 敷衍；使分心；延期

But the senate has put off action until spring.
但參議院將表決推遲到了明年春季。

I never put off things until the future anymore.
我再也不把事情推遲的未來了。