1. escalate sth. into... 让……演变成……
This incident has
escalated a conventional skirmish
into a nuclear exchange.
这一事件让一场传统的小规模战斗逐步升级成了一场核战争。
2. even before 即便在……之前
Even before he opens his mouth, I seem to know what he's going to say nine times out of ten.
他还没开口，我似乎就十有八九知道他要说什么了。
3. take over 占领
While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Hitler's army
took over the town.
她和母亲正在阿纳姆度假时，希特勒的军队占领了这座城镇。
4. in support of 
