重点讲解：
1. credit with
认为是…的功劳；把…归于；
eg. The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.
职员们称赞他救了海丝的命9dzIWFO.(g_Q]isl9J!!。
eg. The 74-year-old mayor is credited with helping make Los Angeles the financial capital of the West Coast.
洛杉矶成为西海岸的金融中心，那位74岁的市长功不可没Zrjy;-on,ov。
2. thanks to
幸亏；归因于；
eg. Thanks to his seat belt, he walked away unharmed.
幸好他系了安全带，所以没有受伤X+(jI*8Y~YP。
eg. Thanks to Bateman's heroics in the second half, the team won 2-0.
由于贝特曼在下半场的英勇表现，球队以 2:0 获胜7]7QT(#zf4*d;cB=B&8f。
3. contribute to
（为…）做贡献；
eg. Key burbled about the wonderful people who contribute to tourism.
基喋喋不休地谈论着那些对旅游业作出贡献的了不起的人物|yp%G4KkTIrLP;lE!U。
eg. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness.
诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福%I(!VpXcc^s_!!iLn。
4. be equivalent to
相当于…；
eg. Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
那样调换她的工作等于是解雇她cI=U)Hq*@^OD。
eg. Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".
点头就等于说 “赞同”y2tgXS+[^YiYF1|。
5. rather than
而非；胜于；而不是；
eg. One should take these precepts in the spirit rather than in the letter.
人们应该去理解这些格言的精神实质而不是死抠字面oij&d-WVlKE。
eg. Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.
许多产品是机器造的而不是手工做的f;LO.=%WOX。