1. an otherwise+adj.+n. 除此之外都很……的……
Overall, a terrific hotel with just a few small niggles but nothing that spoilt an otherwise very enjoyable stay!
总体而言，这是一个非常好的酒店，只是有一点小小的瑕疵，但是并没有足以破坏这个美好假期的问题xj%|oqt*t0Xw;]u.cFH.。

2. go to the polls/cast ballots 投票
Nxt month Liberia is due to go to the polls, almost exactly eight years after the end of a civil war that wreaked havoc across the country.
利比里亚将在下月为选举进行投票，彼时对全国造成极大破坏的内战已结束近8年w+UxAVUrCU98。

3. at a comparable point 同期
A majority of Democrats (55%) approved of Richard Nixon's job performance at a comparable point in his first term.
大部分民主党人（55%）都认可理查德·尼克松在首个任期同期的工作表现IEjTU-@TVc_N7b。

4. a record number of 创纪录的数额
There was a record number of applications this year for jobs in the public sector as it is seen as a safer place to work .
从今年创纪录的公务员报考人数就能看出，这是个安稳的工作岗位t0.~3G@HZ%@_lb。