重點講解：
1. slow down
（使）放慢；（使）減速；
eg. The car slowed down as they passed Customs.
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eg. There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development.
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eg. Damage to the turbine slowed the work down.
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2. compared to
相對…而言；對照；
eg. In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million.
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eg. The bank offered to lend us$5000 but it's chickenfeed compared to what we need.
銀行提出給我們五千美元貸款，但這筆錢與我們所需要的數目相比是杯水車薪FjTD]VZ(_#BP76Qrw#W。
3. cross over
跨越；交叉；
eg. Those wishing for luck will often cross one finger over another, a gesture that's said to date back to early Christianity.
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eg. The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist.
帶子在背后交叉，然后系在腰部)1]+73g,.,。