重点讲解：
1. meet with 遭到；遇到；获得；
例句：The idea met with a cool response from various quarters.
这个想法遭到了各方人士的冷遇。
2. compared to 与…相比；和…比起来；
例句：It was a small place then compared to what it is now.
和现在比起来，那时它还是一个小地方。
3. be suitable for 合适的；适宜的；适当的；
例句：Some soils are not suitable for farming.
有些土壤不适于耕作。
4. to be exact 确切地说；精确地说；
例句：A small number — five, to be exact—have been bad.
一小部分——确切地说是5个——已经坏了。
5. start over 重新开始；从头再来；
例句：It's just not enough money to start life over.
这些钱根本不够用来开始全新的生活。
6. hint at 暗示；示意；
例句：She suggested a trip to the shops and hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.
她建议去逛逛商店，并暗示可能要请客。
7. sum up 总结；概括；
例句：After we accomplished this task, we sit down to sum up experience.
我们完成这项任务后，坐下来总结经验。
