1、issue
重要问题;议题;争论的问题
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.
经纪人将提出下年度世锦赛奖金的问题
。A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses.
20 世纪 90 年代,高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化
。首要事项;要点;问题的要害
I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue.
我赚很多钱,但那不是最重要的
。She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich.
她点了份火鸡三明治,以此来避开这个重要问题
。(报刊的)期,号,版次
The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet.
最近一期的《柳叶刀》杂志中强调了这一日益严重的问题
。I read Germaine Greer's article in the March issue with particular interest.
我饶有兴致地阅读了杰曼·格里尔在三月那期发表的文章
。2、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长
。盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到
。I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没想到会有人来访
。