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1.in trouble 处于不幸中；处困难中

She stood by me when I was in trouble.
当我有困难的时候，她会站在我这边。

It's too bad of you to desert her in trouble.
你在她困难的时候抛弃她， 真是太差劲了。

2.unemployment rate 失业率

But how high is the true unemployment rate?
但是真实的失业率到底是多少？

Since it takes a while for them to find jobs, they're typically counted as unemployed at first, which drives the unemployment rate up.
因为他们通常都会花一段时间找到一份工作，所以首先他们会被算成失业者，这也就推高了失业率。

3.seem to 似乎，好象；看起来

Some people seem to be always lucky.
有些人似乎从来都是幸运的。

I seem to see someone going into my house.
我好像看见有人走进了我的家。

4.likely to 可能

Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。

If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出错了。