1.crucially 关键地,至关重要地
Crucially, as they opened up their markets, they balanced market economy with sensible government direction.
至关重要的是,随着他们打开市场,他们用明智的政府指导来平衡市场经济
2.a grain of rice 一粒米
The peasants could not bear wasting a grain of rice.
农民们是无法容忍浪费一粒大米的
3.in the meantime 与此同时
In the meantime, I believe that the U.S. is doing quite a bit of work in terms of raising fuel efficiency standards.
同时,我相信美国在提高燃料效率标准方面做了不少工作
4.remain to be seen 拭目以待,有待观察
Whether it will do us harm or good remain to be seen.
是对我们有害还是有益需要进一步观察