1. shine out 散发光彩、脱颖而出
例句：But look a little deeper, on beneath the sad events, an exceptional character shines out.
但是更深入的探究，在悲伤的事件之上，卓越的品格散发出耀眼的光芒。

2. give away 赠送、放弃
例句：But his compassion for the poor, led him to give away all his possessions, for which the church dismissed him.
但由于他对穷困之人的同情心，使得他散尽家产，因此教会开除了他。

3. stay on 停留、滞留
例句：He stayed on in the village, and decided to become an artist at twentyseven years old.
他留在村子里，并在二十七岁的时候，决定当个艺术家。

4. by all means 想尽办法、当然
例句：If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
如果你听到内心深处有个声音在说你不能画画，就想尽办法一定要画，然后那声音就会消失无踪。

5. let alone 别提、遑论
例句：As an artist, he was extremely poor, with seldom enough money to buy food, let alone paying some brushes.
身为一个艺术家，他极端穷困，只有仅供购买食物的少许金钱，更别提买一些笔刷了。

6. in spite of 尽管
例句：That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything.
那是我的抱负，尽管历尽沧桑，它是基于爱而不是怨恨。