1. begin with
以…开始;开始于…
eg. The concert began with the National Anthem.
音乐会以国歌开始。
eg. The English alphabet begins with A.
英语字母表的第一个字母是A。
2. a huge amount of
大量的
eg. If you know something about uremia, you will know that it is indeed an incurable disease that needs a huge amount of money to cure.
而稍微了解尿毒症这个病的朋友都知道, 这其实是一个绝症. 不仅如此, 它还需要相当大的一笔钱来治疗.
eg. You don't see it, but there is a huge amount of waste, the garbage that is packed around items to get them from one country to another without breaking.
你不知道,从一个国家运往另一个国家的商品,为了防止破碎,会被一层层包装起来,而这些用来包装商品所产生垃圾就造成了巨大的浪费。
3. give up
放弃;交出
eg. After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一个上午后便放弃了。
eg. She gave up her job to join her husband's campaign.
她辞了工作以参加丈夫的竞选活动。