1.on record 正式记录的,公开发表的

例句：

Last summer was the wettest on record for 50 years.
刚过去的这个夏季是50年来记录中雨水最多的.

2.a blast of 一阵风

例句：

A blast of cold air hit him as he opened the window.
他打开窗，一股寒冷的空气直向他扑来。

3.chunks of 厚块，大块

例句：

He can reel off great chunks of these essays.
这些散文他能够大段大段地背出来。

4.bring sb. to tears 使热泪盈眶

例句:

The news he succeeded in the game drought us to tears.

他在比赛中获胜的消息使我们热泪盈眶。

5.rise to the occasion 表现出能应付（困难局面）

例句：

When the guest speaker failed to arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion and made a very amusing speech himself.

当演讲嘉宾未能到来时，主席表现出有应付窘境的本领，临时自己作了一次非常有趣的演讲。

6.account for 对...作出满意的解释

例句：

The defendant couldn't account for the fact that the money was found in his house.

被告未能对钱是从他家里发现的这一事实作出令人满意的解释。

7.describe sth. as 看成，视为

例句：

The seller described it as a vintage car, but I'd call it an old wreck.

卖主把车说成是一辆古香古色的名贵轿车，但我把它叫做旧破车。