•Adhere to sth (phrasal verb) -
To continue to behave according to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.(遵守,坚持)
Examples:
1. It is only when safety procedures are not strictly adhered to that catastrophes occur.
2.Now companies must adhere to stricter guidelines on the disposal of toxic waste.
•On the spot (idiom) -
If you are on the spot, you are in the place where something is happening.(当场,现场)
Examples:
1.We ought to find out the views of the people on the spot.
2.He was arrested on the spot.
•Keep pace with (idiom) -
To go or make progress at the same speed as (someone or something else).(保持同步,跟上…的步伐)
Examples:
1.Our production can't keep pace with the orders coming in.
2.The government is not allowing salaries to keep pace with inflation.
•For the sake of (sth/sb) (idiom) -
For the benefit, advantage, or purpose of something or somebody.(为…起见,出于…的考虑)
Examples:
1.For the sake of those who have already read the chapter, I won't go into it in too much detail here today.
2.He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health.
•A slap on the wrist (idiom) -
A small punishment when a more severe punishment is deserved.(轻罚,小惩)
Examples:
1.They rob someone on the street and they get a slap on the wrist – 30 days in jail.
2.The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist.