5．on somebody's behalf 代表......

　　6．carry off 掠走，夺走

　　7．all in all 总的来说

　　8．result in 导致

　　9．recover from 从......中恢复

　　10．get over 克服

　　11．turn on 突然攻击；打开；取决于；依......而定

　　12．earn one's living 谋生

　　13．in advance 提前

　　14．to some degree 在某种程度上

　　1．This makes your notes easier to read when you look at them later.

　　这样能使你以后再看笔记时更容易辨认些。

　　[句式分析]　句中"easier to read ..."为宾语your notes的补足语，make为使役动词。

　　[佳句赏析]　新的操作系统使你的电脑更容易操作。

　　The new operation system makes your computer easier to operate.

　　2．The last few years have seen environmental disasters on a grand scale, and experts are predicting far worse to come.

　　近几年一些环境灾难大面积地出现，专家们预测更坏的局面即将来临。

　　[句式分析]　句中the last few years作主语，see作谓语，意为"经历；目睹"，这种拟人修辞手法使表达既简练又生动。

　　[佳句赏析]　19世纪后半期见证了旅行方式的稳步改善。

　　The last half of the nineteenth century witnessed the steady improvement in the means of travel.

　　3．Atlantic hurricanes - their howling winds with speeds of over 300 kilometres an hour - are 40% stronger now than they were 30 years ago.

　　大西洋飓风--它们咆哮的风速超过每小时300公里--现在比三十年前的强度增加了40%。

　　[句式分析]　句中40% stronger now than为英语倍数表示方法。

　　[佳句赏析]　我们今年的产量比去年多10%。

　　Our output this year is 10% bigger than that of last year.