重点讲解:
1. credit with
认为是…的功劳;把…归于;
eg. The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.
职员们称赞他救了海丝的命 。
eg. The 74-year-old mayor is credited with helping make Los Angeles the financial capital of the West Coast.
洛杉矶成为西海岸的金融中心,那位74岁的市长功不可没 。
2. thanks to
幸亏;归因于;
eg. Thanks to his seat belt, he walked away unharmed.
幸好他系了安全带,所以没有受伤 。
eg. Thanks to Bateman's heroics in the second half, the team won 2-0.
由于贝特曼在下半场的英勇表现,球队以 2:0 获胜 。
3. contribute to
(为…)做贡献;
eg. Key burbled about the wonderful people who contribute to tourism.
基喋喋不休地谈论着那些对旅游业作出贡献的了不起的人物 。
eg. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness.
诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福 。
4. be equivalent to
相当于…;
eg. Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
那样调换她的工作等于是解雇她 。
eg. Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".
点头就等于说 “赞同” 。
5. rather than
而非;胜于;而不是;
eg. One should take these precepts in the spirit rather than in the letter.
人们应该去理解这些格言的精神实质而不是死抠字面 。
eg. Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.
许多产品是机器造的而不是手工做的 。
n. 信用,荣誉,贷款,学分,赞扬,赊欠,贷方