1. resigned themselves to sth. 顺从
He once had artistic aspiration, but he's resigned himself to a career of office drudgery.
他也曾有过追求艺术道路的抱负，但他还是接受了过沉闷的白领生活的cukfR;~e+bB[e8]Vv9)。

2. true to form 一如既往地
True to form, Charles decided that the best form of defence was attack.
查理还是像往常一样，认定最好的防守就是进攻wL7Var!l&64gM=Is*g。

3. grouse about sth. 对……发牢骚
Bosses complain that younger executives lack assertiveness; the media grouse about unambitious "grass-eating men" .
老板们纷纷抱怨年轻的经理人们缺乏决断力，而中层则对贪图安逸的“食草男”满腹牢骚KkM4;QWqqv7U5)Sb。

4. in the wake of sth. 在……之后
But the question of economic rationality has returned with a vengeance in the wake of the current crisis.
但在此次危机过后，经济理性的问题已卷土重来Ghio)X8YxM-oBSbp~YP。