1、have/get access to 使用；接近；可以利用......；有......渠道
Eg: (1) have access to good resources 获得良好资源的渠道
(2) get access to the computer system 获得对计算机系统的访问权
2、cash in on sth. 通过......捞到好处；靠......赚钱
Eg: She cashed in on her real-estate investments. 她靠房地产投资赚钱。
3、do sth.as a mark of respect 做......以示敬意，尊敬
Eg: They moved their hats as a mark of respect. 他们脱帽致敬。
4、reach out to 接触；联系；愿意提供......帮助
Eg: We should be confident enough to reach out to them. 我们应该有足够的信心与他们接触。
5、spend life working in obscurity 在默默无闻的工作中度过人生
Eg: He spent most of his life working in obscurity. 他在默默无闻地工作中度过了大半人生。
obscurity [əbˈskjʊərəti] n. 默默无闻;晦涩;朦胧;费解
6、run a hotel / store 经营旅馆 / 商店 run在这里是“经营，管理”的意思！
Eg: (1) How to run a business? 如何管理企业？
（2）Stop trying to run my life. 不要插手我的生活。
（3）a badly run company 经营不善的公司
7、break oven 收支平衡
Eg: Whatever you made, you have to sell a certain amount to break oven.
不管你怎样做，你只需要卖出一定数量的商品来保持收支平衡。
8、call it a day 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止（常用于口语）
Eg:（1） Let's call it a day！今天的工作到此为止！
（2）After forty years in politics, I think it's time for me to call it a day.
经历了四十年的从政生涯后，我觉得自己该退休了。
9、teeter on the brink / verge of sth. 处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临......
Eg: The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. 这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
teeter [ˈti:tə(r)] v. 摇晃，蹒跚;上下动，前后动; 犹豫不决;使…上下晃动
n. 跷跷板;踉跄，摇摆
10、manipulate (sb. into sth./ into doing sth.) （暗中）控制，操纵，影响（贬义）
Eg: They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help. 他们设法促使我们答应了提供帮助。
manipulate [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] vt.操纵;操作,处理;巧妙地控制
11、advantage over sb. 优于/ 胜过某人
Eg: be at an advantage = have an advantage 处于优势
12、narrowly missed 刚好错过
Eg: (1)The car narrowly missed a cyclist. 汽车差点儿撞上一位骑自行车的人。
（2）a narrow victory 险胜
（3）She was elected by a narrow majority. 她仅以微弱的优势成功当选。
13、the close call / shave 侥幸避免事故；幸免于难；千钧一发
14、become/be/get/grow accustomed to sth./ doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事
Eg: (1) They have to learn how to be accustomed to a new environment and how to get along with the teachers and classmates. 他们要学会如何适应新的环境，如何与老师和同学相处。
(2) Have you become accustomed to life abroad? 你对国外的生活习惯了吗？
(3) I must get accustomed to the new job as soon as possible. 我必须尽快地适应新的工作。
(4) Take your time, re-read when necessary, and you'll soon grow accustomed to the author's style.
别着急慢慢来，必要的时候可以再读一次，这样你就会很快习惯作者的写作风格的。
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