1、matter
事情;狀況;問題
It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.
很明顯,她想談些私事。
Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete.
除非這個問題得以解決,否則這些運動員沒有資格參加比賽。
事態;情況;局面
If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters.
如果正常生活都一團糟了,那么再講究小情調根本無濟于事。
If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York.
如果對事態發展有利,我很樂意來紐約。
(是…的)問題;取決于…的問題;關乎…的問題
History is always a matter of interpretation.
歷史總是一種闡釋角度的問題。
Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
守法是我們的一個原則問題。
2、trust
信任;信賴
'I trust you completely,' he said.
“我完全信任你,”他說。
He did argue in a general way that the president can't be trusted.
他確實泛泛提過總統不可信賴。
相信(某人會做某事)
That's why I must trust you to keep this secret.
那就是為什么我必須得相信你會保守這個秘密的原因。
They argued that the ruling party could not be trusted to oversee its own removal from power.
他們爭辯說不能相信執政黨會監督解除自身的權力。