boast
作为动词“有，拥有 （值得自豪的东西.....）”，可以替代我们常常说的have, there be句型，需要注意的是这里的boast是让人自豪的地方。（不能用于进行时态）
造句：
1 那家宾馆还拥有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场
The hotel boast two swimming pools and a golf course.
2 我的家乡有不错的气候，天气也很晴朗
My hometown boasts great climate all year round and the sky is constantly crystal clear.
3 英国不仅拥有很多的世界名校
The UK boasts tons of well-known universities, from Cambridge, Oxford to Manchester university.
4 这句话可以背下来：
Phenomenal English boasts arguably the most driven English learners. (很喜欢driven 这个小词)
---My university boast arguably the most driven language learners.
5 《经济学人》这样介绍Instagram的用户数量
The photo-sharing app has grown snappily and now boast 1bn monthly users.
6 微博的月活跃用户数量高达4.3亿，就可以说
Weibo now boasts over 430 million active monthly users.
source
这个小词很好用，source 除了表示来源，还可以表示：让，使得，得益于，赋予，带来，有，......我们常常说 .... a sense of happiness，a lot of joy等等表达都可以替换成 「a source of .... 」
造句：
1 阅读和写作总会让获取灵感
Reading and writing is a source of inspiration.
2 住在国外的中国人往往通过交朋友来获得开心
Meeting new friends is a source of delight/joy/happiness for Chinese people living abroad.
3 背诵这句话：中国的经济社会的抑郁改革开放政策
The reform and opening up policy has been the source of economic and social progress for China in the past four decades.
4 西方国家的人有更多的创造思维 （boast）
Westerners are the source of creative ideas
5 何洁让贵州人民感到骄傲
Jie is a source of pride for people in Guizhou
6 失业总会让人们感觉到紧张
highest unemployment rates is a source of tension among people, especially the young.
amount to
相当于，这就好比，和..一回事，一样...其实就是我们常说的= is
造句：
1 浪费我的时间就等于浪费钱一样
Wasting my time amounts to wasting money
2 笔记本电脑的价格等同于我一个月的工资
The price of a laptop amounts to my one month's salary
3 许多人认为进入顶尖大学就像是能够找到好的工作一样
Many people think getting into one of top universities amounts to landing a good job.
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