重點講解：
1. compared to
與…相比；和…比起來；
eg. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.
跟他哥哥一比，他不過是個小毛孩。
eg. The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen.
與建新廚房相比，那筆費用微不足道。
2. a hankering for sth./to do sth.
渴望；熱望；
eg. From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.
我們每個人偶爾都會渴望有點變化。
eg. Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
你是否一直渴望成為一名演員？
3. object to
不喜歡；不贊成；反對；
eg. A lot of people will object to the book.
很多人都會對這本書表示反感。
eg. I do object to their claim, which I find totally unsubstantiated.
我強烈反對他們的說法，那是毫無根據的。
4. can't help sth./doing sth.
不禁；忍不住；無法控制；
eg. 'Please don't cry.' — 'I can't help it.'
“別哭了。”——“我忍不住。”
eg. Hearing the news,they can not help jumping for joy.
他們聽到這消息時禁不住歡跳起來。