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2） to be successful in your career. 获得成功 他从来就不是一个成功的演员。 He never made it as an actor. 3) to be able to be present at a place 能够出席或到场 很抱歉，星期六我不能参加聚会。 I am sorry I won’t be able to make it to the party on Saturday. make or break sth to be the thing that makes sb/sth either a success or a failure.为…...．成败的关键 This movie will make or break him as a director. 这部电影将决定他当导演是行还是不行。 It’s make-or-break time for the company. 这是公司成败的关键时刻。 panicked: pp He panicked and ran as fast as he could to safety. 他很惊慌，拼命跑到安全的地方。 Paraphrase: Ramos had walked into the wild chaos with great determination … 拉莫斯艰难地步入了那一片混乱中······ 对这次冲突最终要负责任的无疑是挑衅者。 The ultimate responsibility for the present conflict without doubt lies with the aggressor. 8. dilemma a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice. 进退两难的窘境，困境 This is the industrialist’s dilemma: invest, and risk going bankrupt, or not invest, and risk losing your share of the market. industrialist: 工业家, 实业家, 工厂主 让医生进退两难的是该不该把真实情况告诉患者. The doctor’s dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the truth. 面临左右为难的窘境 to face a dilemma 处于进退两难的境地 to be in (a) dilemma 我左右为难，不知是做数学还是写英语。 I am in a dilemma whether to do math or English. 总统显然不知如何应对危机。 The President is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis. tackle make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation 应付, 处理,解决 政府决定解决通货膨胀问题. The government is determined to tackle inflation. 8. off and on: not happening continuously or regularly 断断续续地 他断断续续地学了10年英语。 He has been studying English off and on for ten years. 出国前我在这家公司断断续续地工作过两年。 I had worked in the company off and on for two years before I went abroad. cf. on and on 连续不断地 9. Mayblum hurried down again and made it to the 78th floor. make it: to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult. 准时到达（尤其指在困难情况下） 再过二十分钟飞机就要起飞了，我们无论如何也赶不上了。 The flight will take off in twenty minutes—we’ll neve