conflict n./ v. fight, struggle, quarrel 冲突,争执; a conflict between employers and workers 劳资双方争执
[相关词语] conflicting adj. 矛盾的,冲突的
[同义词,近义词] difference, disagreement , dispute, friction, hostility ,opposition, quarrel
[反义词] agreement, concord, harmony
[习惯用语] come into conflict with 与……发生冲突 in conflict with 与……冲突
conflicting (L4): in disagreement; on bad terms
eg. * conflicting statements/opinions
* conflicting schools of thought
* The figures are conflicting with our findings.

in something or somebody's name
= in the name of something or somebody by the right of or for the advantage of something or somebody (Para.10) 以某人的名义,凭......的权威
As members of the union we have the right to know what action the union is taking in our name.
We are very glad to greet you in the Chinese People's name.
我们很高兴以中国人的名义来迎接你.
I arrest you in the name of the law.
我以法律的名义逮捕你.
The group claims to speak in the name of " the simple people of the country".
这个团体宣称:他们以"这个国家的普通民众"的名义说话.
in the name of (L32): in behalf of; by the authority of; in the represented or assumed character of (often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like )
eg. * The group decided to undertake a civil disobedience campaign in the name of freedom and justice.
* As members of the union we have the right to know what action the union is taking in our name.
in the name of : for the reason of , as the representation
e.g. They arrested him in the name of the safety of the country.
In the name of common sense, what are you doing (你究竟在干什么 )
辨析: on behalf of 代表某人/某事物的利益
e.g. In this talk, he is on behalf of the our company.
for the sake of "为了…" , ".因…原因"
e.g. I'll help you for your sister's sake.

claim: 1. a right to do something or to have something
claim to/on
Surely they have a rightful claim on their father's land
The Maldives advanced its claim to hold next year's summit.
claim (line 33)
e.g. Every citizen in a democratic country may ____d_____ the protection of the law.
A). demand B). require C). request D). claim
每一个民主国家的公民都可以要求受到法律的保护.
Note: *have a claim on/to 有对要求….权
*lay claim to 提出主权要求,认领(某物)
*wage claim 提高工资要求
*jump a claim 强占他人的土地
巧用: 1. claim 作动词,可以表示"(根据权利)要求,索赔"
e.g. Did you claim on the insurance after your house fire
你家失火后你要求保险公司的赔偿了吗
2. claim 作动词,还可以表示"声称,主张",可接不定式或宾语从句
e.g. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea..
渔夫和水手有时候声称看到过海里的妖怪.
claim: to state that you have the right to take away sth. because it belongs to you. e.g.

       He claimed to be the owner of the land.

       He claimed that he owned the land.

claim can also mean to assert, say sth. is a fact 宣称, 声言

e.g. he claimed to be the best tennis player in the school.

n. e.g. Did anyone make a claim to this bike?  

                                   有人认领这辆自行车吗?

           You’ve no claim on my sympathies.

                你无权要求我同情。
claim v.

claim on\ for (to ask for, to state that one should have) 索取, 认领, 声称有权利

Do you claim on your insurance after your car accident? 你出车祸后没有向保险公司所取保险吗？

claim to\ that 断言 声称 主张 渔夫和水手有时声称看到过海里的妖怪。

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

He claims that he has got one of the two earliest British stamps but nobody believes him.

他自称得到了英国两张最早的邮票中的其中一张,但是无人相信.

 claim n. （依据权利的）要求权利声明；声称

They made a claim for higher pay.

他提出更高报酬的要求。

The poor have a claim to our sympathy.

穷人值得我们同情。

政府声称战争是必然的，这说法显然是错误的。

The government's claim that war was necessary was clearly mistaken.

claim
1名词"根据权利而提出的要求",例:He made a claim on the insurance after the house fire.火灾过后,他根据自己的权利向保险公司提出了索赔的要求.
2动词"根据权利而提出要求",例:She claimed ownership of the land.她要求得到这片土地的所有权
3动词"没有依据地声称",例:After the competition, both sides claimed to be the winner.赛后双方都声称自己是胜利者.

提出（建议等）:Tom advanced his idea at the beginning of the meeting.
出观点/建议:advance / put forward / come up with the arguments/ideas/suggestions

Some people have difficulty distinguishing between colors. 有些人分辨不清各种不同的颜色。
distinguish (L56)
"Miss Baxter," he says, "could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong "
"巴克斯特小姐," 他说: "是否可以请您叫一个能明辨是非的人来 "
Some people with higher education are still unable to distinguish right from wrong.
一些受过高等教育的人仍然不能明辨是非.(分辨……和……,识别)
It is very important to distinguish between facts and opinions in order to have a better understanding of what the reading passage means.
区别事实和观点对于我们更好地理解阅读文章的意思是十分重要的.(distinguish between…and …)
If only I hadn't said those silly words! I was _____________(太年轻,不能分辨是非).
too young then to distinguish right from wrong

regardless
a. whatever may happen; (~of) not influenced by
I must make the decision regardless.
He went there regardless of the risk.
regardless of, 意为"不论,不管,不顾".
Regardless of our mistakes, the teacher corrected our homework patiently.
不管我们犯了什么错误,老师都会耐心地批改我们的作业.
regardless of: without worrying about
Regardless of the danger, he climbed the tower. 他不顾危险地爬上了高塔.
Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, we have to obey his decision.
不管他是对是错,我们都得服从他的决定.
1）The plane will take off， regardless of the weather. （不管天气好坏，飞机都将起飞。）

　　2）The plane took off in spite of the bad weather. （尽管天气不好，飞机还是起飞了。）

 319. regardless/ in spite of
regardless of这个复合介词和in spite of这个拄语介词同义，都作    “不管”或“不顾”讲，只是regardless of只能引导名词作定语.
    而in spite of All既可引导名词，又可引导由the fact that连接的让步从句作宾语。例如:
    I'll go to see him regardless of the weather.
    不管天气如何，我一定要去看看他。
    The secret of remaining young in spite of old age and white
    hair is to preserve our enthusiasm.
    不管年事多高、头发多白，只要保持积极热情，就能永葆青春秘诀就在这里。
试比较:
    I'll go to see him regardless of the weather.
    不管天气如何，我一定要去看看他。(只能引导名词)
    I'll go to see him in spite of the fact that the weather has
    turned bad
    不管天气变得怎样不好，我一定要去看看他。(可以引导从句)

sensible (L10): showing reason or sound judgment
eg. * a sensible choice/decision/person
* sensible use of one's money
* _more sensible to hide than to fight
* Such action is neither necessary nor sensible.
* Extreme caution is sensible.
sensible: "明智的,合理的" 它的名词形式是:sense
eg. a sensible suggestion 合理的建议
It was very sensible of you to bring an umbrella. 你带伞很明智.

require, demand or need sth.
需求，要求
The situation calls for prompt action.
形势要求迅速采取行动。
It's the kind of work that calls for a high level of careful thought.
做这项工作需要注意力高度集中。

grounds: [ plural] a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something
grounds for something
There are strong grounds for believing his statement.
have grounds to do something
Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him
on (the) grounds of something
Flying was ruled out on grounds of cost.
'You're under arrest.' 'On what grounds '
on the grounds that
We oppose the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.
on (the )grounds of (/that): by reason of
e.g. He quit the job on (the) grounds of ill death.
The former prime minister was not allowed to speak in public on (the) grounds that it would stir up trouble. 前首相被禁止发表公开讲话,理由是这样会惹起事端.
He always declined invitations on the grounds that he was too busy.
他总是以太忙为理由拒绝所有邀请。

注意：on the ground = on the spot当场、在现场， 在实际情况下；on one’s own ground在自己熟悉的领域内；on firm (solid) ground 处于安全的境地；根据确凿的事实或证据；on delicate ground处境微妙

解释： “ground”在本句中的意思是“根据”、“理由”，而词组“on the grounds that”就是“以……为根据”或“以……为理由”的意思，相当于because，后接从句。如果后接名词或名词词组，则用“on (the) ground(s) of”。又如：
They refused to accept the proposal on the ground that it would do more harm than good.
他们以害大于利为理由拒绝了这个建议。
He refused to attend the meeting on the grounds of ill-health.
他以健康不佳为理由而拒绝参加会议。
They have reasonable grounds for suspicion.
他们有充分的根据产生怀疑。
He has good grounds for what he thinks.
他的想法很有根据。　
They’ve objected to me on personal grounds. 他们一直出于个人原因反对我。

against the grain of (Line 37): against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty
grain，此处它不是“谷子”，而是“（木、石、织物等的）纹理”。
“违背他人意愿，让他人觉得很不愉快”。 
eg. * This prosecution goes very much against the grain with me.
国庆节要去上学确实令人不高兴.
It really goes against the grain to have to go to school on National Day.
Angela: "Why can't you just do it the way everyone else does? Why do you always have to go against the grain?"

【1+1中文】
安吉拉：为什么你不能按照别人的方式去做呢？怎么总是个格格不入？

【1+1解析】
You go against the grain when you make life more difficult by acting against the wishes of others.
中文意思：违背别人的想法做事。

go against the grain
违背本人的心愿；违反个人的本意；令人讨厌或不高兴

It goes against the grain to have to pay him for such poor work.
他工作如此差劲还得给他钱，真让人不甘心。

to the point of (Line 38): to a degree that can be described as
eg. * The sales man's manner was abrupt to the point of rudeness.
* To accomplish the task, the employer worked his staff to the point of exhaustion.
to the point of (doing) sth.达到某种程度;近乎
Eg. He was rude to the point of being aggressive.他粗鲁到蛮不讲理的程度.
(3)up to a point在某种程度上
Eg. I agree with you up to a point.
to the point of 直到…的程度,甚至可以说…
说 明 等於to a degree of.
例 句 1. The man is poor to the point/a degree of going begging.
(这个人穷到要去行乞的地步.)
2. My mother was forgetful to the point/a degree of not remembering her own birthday. (我妈妈健忘到记不得自己的生日.)
3. The King hated his enemies to the point/a degree of wishing them dead.
(国王对他的敌人深恶痛绝,希望他们死掉.)
______ 1. To regret one's errors __________ the point of not repeating them is true repentance.
(A)of (B)by (C)on (D)to
______ 2. Mrs. Lee loved her son __________ a __________ of denying him nothing.
(A)to; degree (B)to; level (C)with; point (D)with; degree
to the point: to a degree
It is exaggerated to the point of absurdity.
The author's style is individual to the point of eccentricity.
I have come to the point where I can't stand her arguing any longer.
Compare: get the point/ miss the point
他以为得了什么大病,其实不过是一场小感冒.
His supposed illness was nothing more than a slight cold.
从个人的角度看问题,只为自己的利益着想take a personal view
take a distorted view of sth
His success was due in part to luck.
The driver was in part responsible for the accident.
in part: to a certain extent; partly
1. I admit that you are right in part.
我承认从某种程度上讲你是对的.
2. He said that she was lying in part.
他说从某种程度上讲她在撒谎.

rage (Line 47): be violent (as of fires and storms);happen in strong or violent way
eg. * The storm raged outside.
* A flu epidemic is raging through local schools.
* The argument rages on.
虽然政府采取了措施来解决问题,物价仍然在飞涨.
Price inflation still rages although the government has taken some measures to tackle the problem.

over (Line 55,62,69): more than; with a higher rank than
eg. * So many people seem to value money over anything else, such as quality of life.
* The victory over the French at Waterloo was Wellington's greatest triumph.
accommodate (Line 74): make fit (for); change to suit a new purpose
eg. * The new policies fail to accommodate the disabled.
不管到哪儿,他都能迅速适应新环境.
Wherever he goes, he readily accommodates to new circumstances

My love of sports is bound up with the goals in my life and my hopes for my three daughters.
释义:My love of sports is closely related with the goals in my life and my hopes for my three daughters.
汉译:我对体育的热爱与我的生活目标以及我对三个女儿的期望关.
解析:be bound up with 意思是"与…… 密切相关,与…… 紧密联系".