1. from thin air 凭空
You need to work hard—opportunities don't just come
from thin air.
你得付出努力,机会是不会凭空降临到一个人头上的。
2. the vast majority of 绝大多数……
In
the vast majority of cases there was no trial, no report of the arrest. People simply disappeared, always during the night.
绝大多数案件都没有审判,也没有抓捕记录。人就这么活活消失了,而且总是在夜里。
3. in defense of 捍卫;辩护
He wrote the poem in memory of his wife who offered her life
in defense of the country.
他写这首诗是为了纪念他那为国捐躯的妻子。
4. culminate with 达到顶峰
1960s - It was the time of huge economic growth that
culminated with the invention of the mini skirt in 1965.
1960年代——这是一个经济巨增,并随着1965年迷你裙的发明而达到顶峰的时代。
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