重点讲解:
1. be instrumental in 有助益的;有帮助的;起作用的;
In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile.
他任董事长的最初几年为提升公司的知名度起到了积极的推动作用 。
2. in order to 为了;以便;目的在于;
In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
为掌握全面情况,还需要详细资料 。
3. go back to 追溯到;回溯到;
The feud with the Catholics goes back to the 11th century.
与天主教的夙怨可以追溯到11世纪 。
4. die out 逐渐消亡;灭绝;绝种;
I want to teach Irish so that it won't die out.
我想教爱尔兰语,这样它就不会彻底消失 。
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