1.cook up 快速做；编造

Cook up rabbit iike before.
像以前那样烤兔子吃。

I had to cook up an excuse about my long delay.
我得编个理由解释自己为什么耽搁了这么久。
2.sort out 区分出来，辨别出来

I think the region can sort out its problems.
我想，该地区能解决自己的问题。

Thais no longer trust parliament to sort out their differences and have taken their grievances to the streets.
泰国人不再指望议会来解决他们之间的分歧，而是走上街头发泄自己的不满。

3.in fact 实际上，其实；实则

In fact, they are absolutely critical.
实际上，企业绝对关键。

In fact, there already are.
事实上，这种公司已经存在了。

4.spread from 传播

Violence spread from chechnya to elsewhere in the caucasus years ago.
多年前，恐怖活动从车臣蔓延到高加索的其它地区。

The bird flu spread from asia.
据说禽流感是从亚洲传播的。