thanks to . owing to；because of由于

Thanks to your help，we succeeded．由于你的帮助，我们成功了。

that is to say . in other words换句话说；也就是说

He runs after her；that is to say，he has fallen in love with her．他追求她，也就是说，他爱上了她。

 the last straw . the last of a succession of irritations that strains one's patience to the limit导致失败或令人失去耐心的最后一件事；又一使人生气和无法忍受的事

When I told Sam I needed the money he owed me for six months he said he couldn't pay; instead he asked to borrow an additional ten dollars． That was the last straw．当我告诉山姆我需要用他六个月前从我处借走的钱时，他说他没有钱还。反而又要向我借十美元，这简直使我很生气。

First Tom，Dick and Mary refused to help me；then my best friend，Joe，also refused，and that was the last straw.起初汤姆、狄克和玛丽不愿意帮助我，后来我的最好的朋友乔也拒绝了我，这简直使我无法忍受。

the minute . the moment刚…就

I'll give him your message the minute he arrives. 他一到我就把你的信给他。

 the other day . A few days ago日前

I wrote a letter to him the other day．日前我给他写过一封信。

 they say . It is said； people say人们说；据说

They say that Mr． Li will stay in Beijing for a week．据说李先生将在北京呆一周。

think about . consider; recall考虑；回想

It is certainly an offer well worth thinking about．这当然是很值得考虑的报价。

She is thinking about her childhood days．她在回想童年时代的生活。

 think highly of . respect greatly对…以高度评价；赞扬

His students think highly of his teaching. 学生对他的教学十分赞赏。

think little of . think nothing of . consider unimportant轻视

They think little of the difficulties and setbacks on their way forward．他们对前进道路上的艰难险阻视若等闲。

think of . consider； give attention to考虑；关心

I have many things to think of at the moment．目前，我有许多事情要考虑。

When I said that I was not thinking of her feelings．我讲那话时，并没有考虑到她的感情。

The department leadership is thinking of adding another recording room to the phonetics lab．系领导正在考虑给语音实验室增加一个录音室。

There are many things which have to be thought of before we finally make up our minds to emigrate．在下决心移居国外之前，我们有很多事情不得不考虑。

think of . imagine想象

Can you think of why she should do such a thing? 你能想象得出她为什么干这样一件事吗?

think of . have an opinion about； form or have an idea of  思索；认为；对某事持某种看法

You said nothing at the meeting．What were you thinking of then? 你在会上一言不发，当时在想些什么?

What do you think of my new shoes? 你认为我的新鞋子如何?

They don't think much of his work．他们认为他的工作不怎么样。

think of . take into account; have in one's mind为…着想；关心

He always thinks of other people first， never of himself．他总是先想到别人，从不想到自己。

think of . remember记得；想起

I know his face， but I can't think of where I've met him. 我看他面熟，可想不起在哪儿见过他了。

Will you think of me sometimes? 你有时会想起我吗?

think of . consider as a possibility； anticipate认为有一种可能；预料

I'd never think of asking someone to lend me so much money！我从未想过要向别人借这么多钱！

We just wouldn't think of going without you．我们决不会想到把你丢下就走。

think out . work out； reason out想出；推想出

I must think out a way of solving the problem．我必须想出一个解决这个问题的办法。

His arguments have obviously been well thought out．他的论点很明显是经过周密思考而产生的。

think over . consider carefully仔细考虑

I'll think over what he suggested．我将仔细考虑他的建议。

When you've thought things over，you'll probably realize that my idea is quite good after all．你把情况认真加以思考之后，就可能会意识到，我的想法毕竟是相当不错的。

You must think it over before you answer．你得先考虑一下再回答。

think through . think about until one reaches an understanding or conclusion想通；想透

Think it through carefully before you give me your final decision. 把事情仔细想好以后再把你的最后决定告诉我。

You must think a problem through before acting．在采取行动之前你必须把问题仔细考虑好。

 think twice . think again before acting； hesitate 再三考虑；犹豫

You need to think twice before you make a decision. 在作出决定以前，你需要三思。

I would think twice before taking on such a responsibility. 在担负这个责任之前，我得要反复考虑。

think up . invent； find想出

We must think up a new way of dealing with him．我们必须想出一个对付他的新办法。

That was a clever idea． Who thought it up  ? 那是一个聪明的主意。是谁想出来的?

jack's very good at thinking up excuses for not working．杰克很善于为自己不干活找借口。