1.run into 遭遇;陷入
例句:They agreed to sell last year after they ran into financial problems
陷入財政困境以后,他們于去年同意出售。
2.hold-up 停頓;耽誤
例句:They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
他們因高速公路交通堵塞遲到了。
3.in spite of 盡管
例句:In spite of great peril, I have survived.
雖然處境非常危險,我還是挺過來了。
4.thanks to 多虧
例句:Thanks to that job I became an avid reader.
多虧了那份工作我才成了一個喜歡閱讀的人。