1. by the end of 到……末/底
The company said this was a known, but intermittent, bug that will be fixed by the end of the month.
该公司说,这是一个已知的偶发错误,会在月底之前得到修复 。
2. death toll (事故、战争、灾难等造成的)死亡人数
The number of armed conflicts -- and their death toll -- has continued to fall since the end of the Cold War.
武装冲突的次数——以及其死亡人数——自冷战末期以来就一直在减少 。
3. fail to capture 未(不)能衡量
MANY people complain that conventional measures of GDP fail to capture a country's true standard of living.
许多人抱怨,传统的GDP数值已经不能衡量一个国家的真实生活水平了 。
4. brace for 迎接;做好面对……的准备
In a decade or so, however, Aditya (or his father, if he remains in control) must brace for a tough transition.
然而,再过十年左右,阿迪提亚(或者他的父亲,如果他还未退休的话)必须准备好迎接艰难的转变 。
adj. 间歇的,断断续续的