1、suppose

假定;假设;设想

Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.

假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。

Supposing he's right and I do die tomorrow? Maybe I should take out an extra insurance policy.

假设他是对的，我确实明天就会死，那该怎么办？也许我应该再买一份保险。

(根据所知)认为，推断，料想

The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.

这项政策非常清楚明了，我没有理由认为它不会奏效。

I knew very well that the problem was more complex than he supposed.

我很清楚那个问题比他料想的要更复杂。

我看;要我说;我想

I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.

这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪。

I suppose I'd better do some homework.

我看我最好做做功课。

2、improvement

改进(之处);改善(之处)

the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years.

近几年器官移植方面取得的巨大进步

There is considerable room for improvement in state facilities for treating the mentally handicapped.

国家现有的用于智障病人治疗的设施还有相当大的改进余地。

更优秀之物;改善的事物

The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor.

新上任的总理比他的前任要强。

The system we introduced in 1980 has been a great improvement.

我们 1980 年引进的系统有了很大改进。