hold sth to account 与….对证，核实

admit to 许可，允许

appear to 似乎，好像

apply sth to sth 把…适用于…

ask for 要求

assure sb of sth 使某人确信某事 ensure sb to dosth 保证某人做某事

attach importance to = pay/ call attention to 关注，重视

be based on 以…为基础

be bound to 肯定，一定

when it comes to 当谈论到…，涉及到…

be concerned with 担心，忧虑

contribute to 促成，造就

be content with 对…满意

cut back 消减

be convinced of/that 相信，认为

cope with=deal with处理，克服

daily routine 日常生活

devote to 投身于，致力于

have difficulty in doing sth 做….有困难

end up sth with sth 用…结束…

be engaged in 参与，从事

elementary school 小学

be equal to 等同于，相当于

expose to 暴露，接触

to some /a extent 从某种角度

far from 一点也不，根本不

fail to 没能做成…

at fault 有责任，有错误

federal authority 联邦政府

be filled with 充满

have to 必须得

homeland security 国土安全

be involved in 参与，从事

be judged on 按…评判，判断

lay stress on = focus on 强调，重视

meet one’s needs/standards 满足需要，符合标准

not…..but…..不是，而是

oil drilling= oil tapping= oil exploitation 开采石油

owing to/ due to / because of / thanks to 幸亏，由于，因为

oppose to 反对

make a point of 重视

pay increases 加薪

persuade sb to do sth 劝说

pick up 捡起，接送，学习

there is no question that 毫无疑问

range from …to…范围从…到…

resort to 采取…方法，手段

be responsible for 对…负责

have roots in根源于，原因

in the long run 从长远角度看

see/view/regard/consider as 把…当作，看做…

share one’s opinion 同意...的观点

have something to do with 和…有关 have nothing to do with 和…无关

social ties 社会联系

stop/prevent/keep sb from doing sth 阻止…..做…..

strive to do 设法，努力

tend to 常常

in terms of 有关于，涉及到…

volunteer to do sth 主动，志愿

in the wake of sth …之后