He got the job, but at a cost. 他得到了工作，但也付出了代价。

Behaviour problems, with all the attendant learning difficulties, cannot be resolved in the ordinary classroom. 行为问题，以及所有随之产生的学习障碍，是无法在普通课堂上得到解决的。

illnesses attributable to cigarette smoking 由吸烟引起的疾病

Taxpayers who do not send in their forms face an automatic fine. 没有递交表格的纳税人必然面临罚款。

If nobody stands against him, he will become leader by default.

factory closures and the consequent loss of local jobs 工厂倒闭及由此而引起的地方性失业

a contact explosive/weedkiller 接触性炸药/除草剂

The whole town is counting the cost of the bombing today. 今天全城都开始认识到轰炸造成的损失。

Liverpool won the game courtesy of a fantastic shot by Locke. 由于洛克一脚精彩的射门，利物浦队赢得了比赛。

Perez may not play, but either way it'll be a tough game. 佩雷斯可能不打了，但无论怎样，这都将是一场艰难的比赛。

an emphatic win/victory/defeat 有目共睹的胜利/失败

The thieves fled empty-handed. 小偷们一无所获地逃走了。

The final score was 2–2. 最终比分为2比2。

He felt he wanted to remain part of the team, for good or ill. 他觉得还想留在队中，不论结局怎样。

She knew from bitter experience it wasn't worth complaining. 惨痛的经历使她认识到这没什么好抱怨的。

What was more worrying was the fact that a number of these crimes were imputable to high-ranking officers.

an indirect approach to the problem 解决这个问题的间接途径

In trying to solve one problem, I created another. 在设法解决一个问题时，我又引出了另一个问题。

Her mother taught her, and she in turn taught her own daughter. 她母亲教了她，她转而又教了自己的女儿。

If you want a house in central London, it'll cost you.

a racially motivated crime 由种族问题引起的犯罪

The net effect of this policy has been higher employment but lower wages. 这项政策的最终结果是高就业率和低工资。

The publicity the exhibition has received is out of all proportion to its actual quality. 这次展览受到的公众的关注与其实际的品质完全不相称。

Body temperature falls, with a resultant decrease in mental efficiency.

She thought there might have been an accident, so she called the police. 她想可能发生了事故，所以她报了警。

He has used my advice to good effect. 他采纳了我的意见，取得了很好的效果。

His business is failing to such an extent that it is losing over £20,000 a year. 他生意失败，已落到一年亏损 20,000多英镑的地步。

George is not always honest, as I discovered to my cost. 乔治并不总是诚实的，我可吃过苦头。