1.likely to 可能

Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。

If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出错了。

2.smash up 撞毁，击毁

As they smash up neat Georgian barracks, the Russians curse their own poverty and hail their victory in the same breath.
当他们将整洁的格军兵营夷为平地，俄罗斯人在诅咒自己贫困的同时，却又在为胜利欢呼。

As they smash up neat Georgian barracks, the Russians curse their own poverty and hail their victory in the same breath.
在他们把格鲁吉亚军营夷为平地时，俄罗斯人一边诅咒自己的贫困，一边又欢呼胜利。

3.describe as 描述为

This opens up the route to what you might describe as granulisation of book content...tailored books.
这开启了一条可以描述为颗粒化书本内容的新路…经重新剪裁的图书。

Darwin's time at Cambridge, from 1828 to 1831 - which he would later describe as "the most joyful of my happy life"-is also one for which there is a comparative shortage of information.
1828至1831年，这段达尔文在剑桥的时光，其后被他描述为“我美好生活中最欢欣鼓舞的日子”，也是一个相对而言人们对达尔文了解不多的年代。

4.due to 由于；应归于

Due to the internal rebellion within the army.
这是由于军队内部的反叛行为。

The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。