短语：
abuse of sbs power 滥用某人的权力；
rule of thumb 基本原则；
catch a glimpse of sb 瞥见某人；
a large amount of 大量，许多（修饰不可数名词）；
ahead of time 提前，先前，预先；
as old as hills 历史悠久的，古老的。
扩展资料
He thought of another way of making electricity.
他想出另一种发电的方法。
One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
成名的弊端之一是失掉了隐私。
Sunlight consists of different wavelengths of radiation.
阳光由波长不同的射线组成。
Lack of traffic is one of the blessings of country life.
往来车辆少是乡村生活的`一大好处。
She was possessed of exceptional powers of concentration.
她有高超的专注能力。
