1、overwhelming

极强烈的；势不可挡的；令人不知所措的

The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps.

如果将这个任务细分为简单易行的若干步骤来做，便不会感到如此无所适从。

She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.

她一心想再要一个孩子。

（数量）巨大的，压倒性的

The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months.

绝大多数小企业在头两年内就破产了。

The party won an overwhelming victory in Burma's general elections last May.

去年5月，该党在缅甸大选中获得了压倒性的胜利。

2、follow

跟随;跟着

We followed him up the steps into a large hall.

我们跟着他上楼来到一个很大的大厅。

Please follow me, madam.

请跟我来，夫人。

接着…发生;在…后发生

the rioting and looting that followed the verdict.

判决宣布之后发生的暴乱和抢劫

I remember nothing else about the days following Daddy's death.

父亲去世之后那几天我不记得有什么其他事了。

可以推断出;由此得出

Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next.

不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。

If the explanation is right, two things follow.

如果解释是正确的，可以推断出两件事。