1. be loyal to:对......忠诚,效忠于......
例:He remained loyal to me through thick and thin.
他历尽艰辛始终都忠实于我。
We are loyal to our motherland.
我们忠于祖国。
The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.
这位封臣宣誓他将永远忠诚于国王。
2. on the verge of :接近于...... 频临于......在某事即将发生之际; 接近出现某事物之点
短:on the verge of war, success, bankruptcy
在接近战争爆发﹑成功﹑破产之际
例:Her misery brought her to the verge of tears.
她难过得快要哭了。
3. tear something from something:从......撕下(扯下)......
例:He tore the notice down from a wall angrily.
他愤怒地从墙上撕下布告。
His classmate has tore a page out of his book.
他的同学把它的课本撕下了一页。
3. on one’s own:独立地
例:She' s leaving the company to branch out on her own.
她打算脱离这家公司, 自己开业。
She leaned to live on her own when she was in college.
在大学时她就学会自立了。
4. or so:大约
例:He must be thirty or so.
他一定有三十多岁了。
It' s going to be a cold winter, or so the newspaper says.
今天冬天将会很冷,好像报纸上是这么说的。
Don' t forget to turn down the gas after an hour or so.
别忘了过一小时左右把煤气关小点儿。