III. Alternative Expressions8 s% c, L0 U! W6 {7 S% L/ j1 O
可供选择的表达方式9 J: P! x. j. R
A. 关于“running smoothly”的其他表达方式：
9 O5 L% p: m- z* U （i） “without a glitch” – Example： The computer program ran all night long without a glitch.
+ e% a4 u, w6 E3 z9 J9 W （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.& n5 B2 \7 k0 A2 \
（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。）
8 t8 u; _* Y' R- _( A" f" w( t 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/ m$ o( ?, T0 K. \6 \ Example： The teacher was so dedicated to his students that he went out of his way to tutor them on the weekends.
0 A& z h3 h$ {& _, H& {* W; l 与“out of one's way”意思相近的表达方式还有：
7 H1 V( O& {( p( l4 \& H （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.$ ~% s/ ^) [3 @" W4 k
（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.
$ l" u, s0 U }6 G6 N) T4 K C. “potential advantages”指（具有）潜在的优势，与其含义相近的表达方式有：
8 b; f; W4 J8 b. {" c! D （i） “the good thing is” – Example： The good thing is that there is now less crime in the city.( y% W" _/ Q _& ]" x4 f
（ii） “upside” – Example： The upside to the noisy construction is the increase in jobs for the local community.
_# f+ ]$ K. ^5 c/ K; N 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：: _( R$ A2 Q2 y6 d" p/ m. F
（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.
. O2 z6 L' u9 o （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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