1.a lot of 大量;很多
I have lost a lot of weight.
我体重减了不少
2.as well as 也;和……一样
They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校,还参观了工厂和医院
3.begin to 开始;启动
You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story.
你开始体会到是什么样的行动在推动这个故事的发展