1. by the rules 遵守规则；
People don't like her partly because she doesn't play by the rules and seems to make no apologies for the way she lives her life.
人们不喜欢她，一定程度上是因为她不按规则出牌，也从不为自己的生活方式感到抱歉NZ#lgut_k6hh@m。

2. behind the curve 滞后；落后
The central bank's tightening, even if it has been behind the curve, has worked.
央行的紧缩措施尽管有些滞后，但还是起到了作用rylv|x-&+md^%MzGCr。

3. with that 于是；
"I still think you're wrong," he said and with that he drove away.
“我还是觉得你不对，”他说道，说完他就开走了ZLEHZGh*5X。

4. preclude sb. from doing sth. 阻止；妨碍
But people familiar with the matter said that the Bear acquisition doesn't preclude J. P. Morgan from pursuing that strategy.
不过，据知情人士透露，收购贝尔斯登并不会使摩根大通放弃以前的战略oSG#]%XY%HglLG。