1.ripe for sth. 准备好;时机成熟
Canada is one of several rich countries where the public sector is seen by voters as ripe for change after a decade of benign treatment.
在一些发达国家,选民认为公共部门在经历了十年的不温不火后已经准备好了要变脸,加拿大就是其中的一个 。
2.tuned in to sth. 跟上;适应
Teachers must be tuned in to students' needs.
教师一定要匹配学生的需求 。
3.rise to power 崛起;开始掌权
It marks the beginning of an extraordinary emperor rising to power -- the rise of Czar Peter.
一位非凡的掌权者开始崛起,他就是沙皇彼得 。
4.a smattering of 少量;少数几个
Now, across the UK, from Torquay to Manchester, a smattering of streets is undergoing transformation.
现在,在英国,从托尔坎到曼彻斯特,已经有一小部分街道开始转变了 。