Passage(一)
1.
be born with 生而具有
be born of 出生于
e.g.Tom was born with the talent of music.
Lisa was born to/of a noble family.
2.
later adj.更迟的,更后的adv.稍后,随后
e.g.Many years later, in Washington, D.C., he spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people.
许多年以后,在华盛顿特区,他向二十五万美国人民发表了演说。
Ill tell you all about it later on.
晚些时候我再把有关这一切告诉你。
late adv.晚, 迟adj.迟的, 晚(期)的, 已故的, 新近的
e.g.They talked late into the evening.聊到很晚
a late development 最新发展 the latest fashion 最新时尚
the late president前任总统
latter adj. (两者中)后者的
e.g.Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely.
他是散步还是游泳?后者看来不太可能。
of the two the latter is far better than the former.
两者中后者比前者好得多。
3.
identify vt.识别, 鉴别, 把...和...看成一样 v.确定
e.g.The markings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify.
标记模糊不清，难以识别。
I identified the jacket at once; it was my brothers.
我立即认出了那件外套,它是我兄弟的。
The police are in the room identifying the handwriting on the letter.
警察正在房间里鉴定书信上的笔迹。
be identified as 被看作
e.g.Yan’an is identified as the cradle of China revolution.
延安被看作是中国革命的摇篮。
4.
to a large extent
e.g.To a large extent, the car accident was caused by carelessness.
这场交通事故很大程度上是粗心引起的。
I agree with you to some extent. 我部分地同意你。
to a certian extent在一定程度上, 有几分, 部分地
to a great extent很大程度上, 非常
to some extent某种程度上, (多少)有一点
to such an extent that 到这样的程度以致[竟然]...
to that extent达到那样的程度
to the least extent极少地, 最低地
to the utmost extent到极点, 最大限度地; 极力地
5.
inhibit from
e.g.They are doing experiments to inhibit mice from breeding.
他们在做实验阻止老鼠繁殖。
6.
of ones choice 自已选的, 自己喜欢的
of choice精选的, 特别好的
e.g.Trust me, this is a shirt of choice. 相信我，这绝对是一件值得推荐的衬衫。
Let me show you my favorite collection of dolls; they are of my choice.
你来看看我心爱的玩具吧，都是我自己选的。