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重点讲解：
1. credit with
认为是…的功劳；把…归于；
eg. The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.
职员们称赞他救了海丝的命。
eg. The 74-year-old mayor is credited with helping make Los Angeles the financial capital of the West Coast.
洛杉矶成为西海岸的金融中心，那位74岁的市长功不可没。
2. thanks to
幸亏；归因于；
eg. Thanks to his seat belt, he walked away unharmed.
幸好他系了安全带，所以没有受伤。
eg. Thanks to Bateman's heroics in the second half, the team won 2-0.
由于贝特曼在下半场的英勇表现，球队以 2:0 获胜。
3. contribute to
（为…）做贡献；
eg. Key burbled about the wonderful people who contribute to tourism.
基喋喋不休地谈论着那些对旅游业作出贡献的了不起的人物。
eg. Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness.
诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福。
4. be equivalent to
相当于…；
eg. Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
那样调换她的工作等于是解雇她。
eg. Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".
点头就等于说 “赞同”。
5. rather than
而非；胜于；而不是；
eg. One should take these precepts in the spirit rather than in the letter.
人们应该去理解这些格言的精神实质而不是死抠字面。
eg. Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.
许多产品是机器造的而不是手工做的。