重点讲解：
1. compared to
与…相比；和…比起来；
eg. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.
跟他哥哥一比，他不过是个小毛孩。
eg. The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen.
与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
2. a hankering for sth./to do sth.
渴望；热望；
eg. From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.
我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。
eg. Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
你是否一直渴望成为一名演员？
3. object to
不喜欢；不赞成；反对；
eg. A lot of people will object to the book.
很多人都会对这本书表示反感。
eg. I do object to their claim, which I find totally unsubstantiated.
我强烈反对他们的说法，那是毫无根据的。
4. can't help sth./doing sth.
不禁；忍不住；无法控制；
eg. 'Please don't cry.' — 'I can't help it.'
“别哭了。”——“我忍不住。”
eg. Hearing the news,they can not help jumping for joy.
他们听到这消息时禁不住欢跳起来。