ring to a halt 终止
Will China's economic boom be brought to a halt by environmental catastrophe?
中国经济的增长会因环境灾难而终止吗?
The party was brought to a halt by an explosion.
晚会因一阵爆炸而终止。
catch sb. off guard 趁某人不注意
The thief was caught off guard by a policeman.
在小偷不注意的时候经常被一名警察抓获。
Catch him off guard when he is having lunch!
在他吃中午饭的时候趁他不注意把他抓了!
in the case of 至于
In the case of a highly intelligent animal, elementary training is easy.
就高度灵敏的动物而言,初级训练并不难。
stand in the way 挡住去路
Don't stand in the way. Move!
不要挡住我的路,让开!
I can't stand him standing in the way all the time.
我不能忍受他老是挡住我的路。
take a gamble 冒险去做某事
I'll take a gamble on this experiment.
我要冒险做这次试验。
She took a gamble on the expedition.
他冒险尝试了那次远征。
turn the tide 改变形势, 改变局面使事态急转直下
You can't turn the tide. You are a coward.
你不可能改变局势的,你太胆小。
祝你好运!
He tried to bring that debate to a halt
他试图使这场辩论停止。
His purpose is to catch us off guard.
他的目的是想让我们失去警惕
Sandbag the doorway in case of flooding
在门口堆上沙袋以防洪水
Tell him not to stand in the way.
告诉他别挡住我的路。
This is a gamble we have to take.
这是我们不得不冒的风险。
He can't turn the tide.
他扭转不了潮流。
1. He tried to bring the debate to a halt.
2. Accidents often catch us off guard.
3. In the case of smoking, my father often coughs.
4. Please don't stand in the way
5. The company takes a gamble by selling its stocks
6. The government wanted to turn the tide, but it didn't work at all.