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可供选择的表达方式
, b$ f) H6 @: v$ f' F A. 关于“running smoothly”的其他表达方式：
. }6 U( p/ q- q/ }9 Q/ |0 G5 \" S7 G （i） “without a glitch” – Example： The computer program ran all night long without a glitch.
6 H- u, P- q& T* N. | （ii） “going as planned” – Example： The bank robbers thought that everything was going as planned， until all of a sudden the police stormed in and arrested them.
( a$ `, f5 P+ `' X1 [1 T （iii） “keep somebody or somthing on track” – Example： Although the young students acted wild in class， the teacher knew how to keep them on track. 用铁轨来比喻：铁轨是用来保证火车朝着预定或是正确的方向运行以防出轨的。）) O% C4 g1 i+ s( z, J5 `2 t7 d
B. “out of one's way”的意思是不辞辛苦地去做不必要或是没有要求去做的事* j' c/ @" P$ n9 o: h
Example： The teacher was so dedicated to his students that he went out of his way to tutor them on the weekends." i$ y9 k, D) N
与“out of one's way”意思相近的表达方式还有：
% l' r" b1 K" F; J, v* C& k6 V （i） “go above and beyond” – Example： Although the project was not part of his work responsibility， he went above and beyond his duty to make sure it was a success.
' _( e7 n- y5 c, e/ u （ii） “bend over backwards” – Example： She was so committed in her work as a customer service professional that she would bend over backwards to make sure her clients were satisfied.
( R4 ~/ d0 T& C6 w! m- Z- g! ?" ^* u C. “potential advantages”指（具有）潜在的优势，与其含义相近的表达方式有：5 `6 U7 u; R: Z3 D2 [, Q h: _; V8 c
（i） “the good thing is” – Example： The good thing is that there is now less crime in the city.# I: d) J4 d( V I1 A2 [! e9 u0 H
（ii） “upside” – Example： The upside to the noisy construction is the increase in jobs for the local community.+ Y! o/ A+ q) I
D. “if it were up to me”暗示说话人对所提到的观点持有相反的看法或意见。类似的，我们还可以说：
, c' I( }& r! o0 m7 \: [5 \ Q0 r* ? （i） “if I had my way” – Example： If I had my way， we would all be on vacation right now， instead of working into the weekend.( }" }- }0 O' f% |
（ii） “if I had my choice” – Example： I need to work to support my family， but if I had my choice， I would be a full time student |
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