people everywhere began putting on weight.各地的人们体重普遍增加

put on weight:增加体重

Too many sweet foods may make you put on weight.

太多的甜食可能会使你增加体重。

I'm afraid I am putting on weight.

我担心我增加体重啦。

they were only just latching on to the problems in store.这个问题还未萌芽

in store:必将到来； 快要发生； 贮藏着； 准备着

She wondered what fate had in store for her next.

她不知道以后等待她的将是什么命运。

Who knows that troubles lie in store for you?

谁知道你们将会遇到什么麻烦?

On average, we eat two hundredweight of sugar a year each.我们每年平均食用2英担糖

on average:平均

We received 20 calls a day on average.

我们平均每天接到二十通电话。