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重点讲解：
1. as well as
除…之外；也；还；
eg. He was suffering from shock as well as the after-effects of drugs.
他在受着毒品毒副作用影响的同时还出现了休克。
eg. Business make a man as well as try him.
事业造就人，也能考验人。
2. give birth
生（孩子）；分娩；生育；
eg. She will give birth soon and has asked for business leave.
她快生孩子了，需要请公假。
eg. She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了一个健康漂亮的婴儿。
3. in addition to
另外；加之；除…之外；
eg. In addition to going shopping, we saw a movie.
除了买东西，我们还看了场电影。
eg. The negotiations struck a snag when the union leaders asked for paid holidays in addition to the usual wage increase.
当工会领袖们要求在通常的工资增加之外还应有带薪假日时，商谈遇到了阻碍。
4. a total of
总共；总计；
eg. A total of 50 film stories were shot in the year.
全年共摄制电影故事片50部。
eg. Out of a total of 15 games, they only won 2.
在总共15场比赛中，他们只胜了2场。
5. in comparison
与…相比；与…比较而言；
eg. When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
eg. In comparison, Ms Fraser's book is a lesser, though still entertaining, work.
相比之下，弗莱泽的书却有些不值一提，尽管同样富有娱乐性。