1.come by 得到;從旁經過
例句:How did you come by that cheque?
你是怎么弄到那張支票的?
2.in short 簡而言之;短缺
例句:Food is in short supply all over the country.
全國普遍食品供應不足。
3.By contrast 相反
例句:By contrast, the comparable figure for the Netherlands is 16 per cent.
相反,荷蘭的相對數字為16%。
4.turned out 證明是;結果是
例句:It turned out she was shacked up with a lawyer in New York.
原來她在紐約和一名律師同居了。