1.keep up with 追上,赶上
Even well-established companies can scarcely keep up with demand.
即便是知名企业,也很难跟上此种需求 。
The older generation who cannot keep up with emails still prefer to use fax machines.
没能跟上使用电邮的步伐的老年人仍然喜欢使用传真机 。
2.account for 导致,引起
Do women account for more of today's affairs?
如今女性在婚外情中所占比例是不是更大?
Philosophers had long wondered how to account for essences.
长期以来,哲学家们困惑于如何说明这些本质 。
3.seem to 似乎
Historical venture returns seem to bear that out.
历史风投回报率似乎证明了这一点 。
Europe's troubles seem to be costing them business.
欧洲危机看来正在影响到当地的业务 。
4.response to 对…的反应
The response to similar actions was markedly different 11 years ago.
11年前人们对此类事件的反应和今天大相径庭 。
What's your response to the criticism?
您怎么回应受到的那些批评?