head start
head start on sb
head start over sb
起步前的优势
Being able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates.
会说法语使她比其他候选人占优势。
a match for sb
sb's match
敌手;旗鼓相当的人
I was no match for him at tennis.
打网球我根本不是他的对手。
I was his match at tennis.
打网球我跟他难分伯仲。
tension between A and B
紧张局势(或关系、状况)
There is mounting tension along the border.
边境局势日趋紧张。
international/racial/political tensions
国际紧张局势;种族间的紧张关系;政治上的紧张状况