起作用原因原因造成由于因素

起作用/原因/原因/造成/由于/因素
In Australia –where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part
factor in
be at play
parent/ culprit/ forces/ ground/ factor/ agent原动力动因（for）
stem (in part) from/ drive (in part) by
can be traced to three factors
play a pivotal role发挥重要作用
loom large 显得重要十分突出
it is geared towards the lack of electricity
结果
this firestorm is the work of …
有利于/创造条件/促进
create space for
突破性的/进展/进步/随着……的发展
mould-breaking
A make/find its way into
a recent spurt of progress in
As ……spring up
burgeoning 迅速发展的
be on track 步入正轨
进展不顺/陷入低谷/处境艰难
hit rock-bottom
the machine is spluttering
the economic backbone is losing steam
be left stranded on the hard shoulder(硬路肩)
评价/有利有弊
…is a double-edged sword
…is a mixed blessing
…is riding both high and low
…is a help and a hindrance to
难以实现/没有前途/行不通/不长久
seems a remote prospect
non-starter
the truce may prove fragile
重大意义
landmark
没有意义
have no merit
优势/好处/成功
landslide victory
小错误/祸因
blight/ hitch/glithes/ hiccups/bumps and bruises/snag bane of …
受阻/受害/受影响/冲突/受冲击
brunt/ headwind/shockwave/bar to doing is high障碍大fall prey to/ fall foul of 冲突
be dogged by
A buckle under (the weight of) B
B weigh on A
feel the pinch/punch
A takes its/a (heavy) toll on
deliver a blow to/deal a (profound) blow to
rub salt in(to) the wounds of伤口撒盐
drive a wedge between/into
sow discord/cast in a bone between挑拨离间引起不和be held hostage to
be diluted by…
reel from
垮塌/失败/
founder/topple/collapse
暴跌/骤降
oxygen crash
go south
努力
roll up their sleeves to…
抑制阻止/遏制/抑制
pin down
muffle growth
stem …tide
keep sth. at bay
stifle (innovation)
keep a lid on
增加/提高
ratcheting up their no-holds-barred contest to dominate升级一场没有限制的竞争
下滑/下降/减少
moderate
on the slide
lead the downturn
严惩/打击
clobber
缺乏/贫于
in want of
for the want of
不可避免的/必然的
corollary
问题严重/棘手/难办
tricky
使担忧
the ordeal that rivet people
消除/清除/消灭
iron out the discrimination
重新流行/再起/恢复生机
break out of a rut(stuck in a rut)
A’s phoenix-like rise from its nadir
make a comeback
普遍/猖獗/流行
tax cuts and spending binge
go rival/gain traction
prevail/rampant/epidemic/rife
引起热议/猜测/流行/引起注意/观点不一/辩论讨论people are split on what the summit will achieve. come into the picture
talked-about
kindle speculation
speculation abounds that
spark (an angry backlash)
one’s outlook
no other… has stirred such international debate among sth. has found itself at the centre of controversy
a divisive issue
过时
behind times
… is an increasingly niche pursuit
为了/目的
in a bid to
表吸引/使垂涎
make A salivate/covet/crave
crave over/drool over
笑到最后的人
the last chuckle
whether they will still be singing the same tune as …
令人激动
set the pulse racing
繁荣
Manpower is booming.
迅速出现
Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet
重要性
The full import may take a while to sink in.
潮流/势头/引领
set the pace
But the tide is unlikely to turn back.
the movement is gathering strength.
the dominoes start falling.
these social media are taking everyone along the ride
继续前进crack on 继续疾驶满帆前进
胜过/超越
outwit/outshine/outfox/outperform/outsmart/outnumber/outweigh
坚持/执着
remain wedded to (conventions 墨守成规)
共同点
there are threads of commonality that run through these examples
鲜为人知
lesser-known
吹嘘
boast/brag/tout
采取行动/不能不管
there can be no rationalization for our failure to act
消费者
duped consumers 受骗的
什么样的协定/制度/方案
ironclad/permanent/irreversible /verifiable 经得起考验的
批评/指责/狠批
backlash/bashing/execrate/berate/blast
lash out at
round on 突然骂
call on the carpet /rebuke/rag/trounce/reproof/reprimand/
dress down/ call down/ bawl out/remonstrate /chew out/ have words/lambaste
在边缘/当口/马上要
on the cusp of
开拓者/先锋/带头作用
spearheading
严重的/极恶的
aggravated
heinous
承担责任/受罚
… has much to answer for
中心/关键/核心
bull’s eye/ kernel
生动描述
implausibly sunny description
毫无疑问
indisputably/
不同/异同
be poles apart from
be far removed from
a far cry from
contradistinction 截然不同
取其精华，去其糟粕/去伪存真
separate the wheat from the chaff
winnow the tares from the wheat
提供依据/指导
provide the roadmap for
代名词
byword
be synonymous with
改变
game-changer game形式，局势
The government of Hong Kong has billed the project as an economic game-changer.
即用The advent of tech proved to be a game-changer in how we travel.
节日日期
节日fall on 几月几日
节日is observed on 几月几号
节日is celebrated on 几月几号
几月几号marks 节日
Mid-Autumn Festival, a Chinese holiday that falls this year on September 24th
有经历见证
the capital of Sichuan province, had boasted more than 600 teahouses, or chaguan. Wechat boasts well over 1bn users. (well over = far more than)
sth enjoys an advantage (= have)。