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compare with比较…,跟…相比,比得上…

例句：He involuntarily compared her with Miss Woodword.
      他无意中将她和伍德沃德小姐比较了一下。

      Living in a city can’t compare with living in the country.
      在城里生活无法同在乡村生活相比。

2.We're lagging behind about six percent as we look across the country, so there's a few days left.

lag behind落后,跟不上

例句：The older men were lagging behind in the race.
      比赛中年纪较大的落在后面。

3.Because the need in reverse to that, the need is extensive.

in reverse to 与……相反

4......and we haven't figured out how to address those challenges.

figure out弄清楚

例句：She had not yet figured out what she was going to do.
      她还没有弄清楚她要做什么。

5.Tell us a little bit if you could first about the program, just in case somebody has not heard of it.

in case以防，免得

例句：You should keep his number in case you need it someday.
      你应该记下他的号码，以防有一天需要。