高中生在很多方面得益于志愿者活动。

　　There is a definite link betweenA and B A和B之间有着必然的联系

　　例句：There is a definite link between the imbalanced dietary habits and chronic diseases.

　　不均衡的饮食习惯和慢性疾病之间有着必然的联系。

　　raise the public awareness of... 提高公众...的意识

　　例句：Local and federal authorities are also preparing a national campaign to raise public awareness of water consumption.

　　当地和联邦政府也正在准备发起一场全国性的运动来提高公众对于水资源消耗的意识。

　　would rather do..than do..宁愿做某事而不是..

　　例句：Many teenagers would rather live alone than stay with parents.

　　许多青少年宁愿自己一个人住也不愿和父母一起。

　　put...on the top of one’s agenda 把...作为某人的首要任务

　　例句：As seniors，they need to put college application on the top of their agenda.

　　作为毕业班的学生，他们需要把申请大学作为自己的首要任务。

　　assume the responsibility for doing... 承担着做某事的责任

　　例句：Every citizen needs to assume the responsibility for protecting the ecological environment.

　　每个公民都需要承担起保护生态环境的责任。

　　The root cause of...is that... 某事物的根源在于...

　　例句：The root cause of traffic congestion in big cities is that the road network is not well-designed.

　　大城市堵车的根本原因在于路网规划是不合理的。

　　be vulnerable to... 易受到某事物的影响/攻击/伤害等

　　例句：Their theories were badly thought out and very vulnerable to ridicule.

　　他们的理论不够缜密，非常容易遭人取笑。

　　get a clear perspective of... 对某事物有了更清晰的认识

　　例句：Travelling to remote natural areas enables us to get a clear perspective of this planet.

　　去遥远的自然地区旅行能够使我们对这个星球有一个更加清晰的认识。

　　markedly increase/cut down the government expenditure 显著增加/减少政府的财政支出

　　例句：Higher unemployment rate will markedly increase the government expenditure in training people who do not have skills required by new jobs.

　　失业率高将会明显增加政府的财政支出，这些支出用于培训那些缺乏新工作所需技能的人们。

　　at the expense of... 以牺牲...为代价

　　例句：Texas has invested heavily in wind power but not at the expense of oil production.

　　德克萨斯州以及大力投资了风力发电，但并不会以牺牲石油生产为代价。

　　make someone more tolerant and open-minded 让某人对不同的事物更加包容

　　例句：Traveling can discover new ways of thinking and different lifestyles,which makes people more tolerant and open-minded.

　　旅行可以让人发现不同的思维和生活方式，从而使人对不同的事物更加包容。

　　be tempted into doing... 被引诱去做某事

　　例句：People who live at the bottom of society are more likely to be tempted into committing crimes as a way to earn a living.

　　生活在社会底层的人们更可能被引诱去犯罪，作为一种谋生的途径。

　　Gone are the days when.. ..的日子一去不复返了

　　例句：Gone are the days when people did the same job for a lifelong time.

　　人们从一而终只做一份工作的日子一去不复返了。

　　impose a burden on... 给某人增加了负担

　　例句：Rising housing prices will impose an addition burden on young people.

　　房价的持续上升会给年轻人增加额外的负担。

　　allocate money to sth. 拨款给...

　　例句：Governments need to allocate more money to the development of basic education.

　　政府应该给基础教育的建设划拨更多的资金。

　　It is about time... 早就应该...

　　例句：It is about time governments allocated more money to basic education.

　　政府早就应该给基础教育划拨更多资金。

　　result in... 导致

　　例句：The unsatisfiedness of the workmen resulted in a strike.

　　工人的不满引起了一场罢工。

　　arouse one’s desire to do...激起某人做..的冲动

　　例句：Commercials can arouse our desire to buy new products.

　　商业广告会激发我们购买新产品的冲动。

　　There is no substitute for... ..是无法被取代的

　　例句：There is no substitute for the role of teachers play in the education of children.

　　在儿童的教育过程中，老师所扮演的角色是无法被取代的。

　　acilitate the development of...　促进某物的发展

　　例句：The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.

　　新机场将促进旅游业的发展。