第一， 情景对话

A: The strike of the teachers is due to the new policy.

教师的罢工都是新政策给闹的。

B: No authorities expected that the new policy would make waves like anything.

政府可没想到一项新政策就掀起这么大的风波。

A: Policy-makers can't take sides with a particular community. And school authorities should pay enough attention to the benefit of the schoolteachers.

制定政策的人又不会特别照顾谁，校方也该对教师待遇多重视些。

B: They did have reasons in making that policy. You see, they get some payoffs from some of the workers. No teacher will ever bribe them.

他们制定那个政策也是有理由的，你看，有些工人给了他们好处，可没有哪个教师会去贿赂他们。

第二， 词海拾贝

make waves：掀起风波，兴风作浪

e.g. Xiao Li is the wrong man for the job. He is always trying to make waves.

小李不适合这个职位，他总爱滋事。

e.g. Don't make waves unless you're prepared to deal with the consequences.

除非你能够妥善处理后果，要不然不要兴风作浪。

e.g. The best way to stay out of trouble at the office is not to make waves.

防止卷入办公室纠纷的最佳办法是不要挑起事端。

e.g. After we had all agreed on the contract, one of the vice-presidents began to make waves.

我们全都同意合同后，一个副懂事长却开始捣乱了。

e.g. Whatever you do, don't make waves.

你干什么都行,可别兴风作浪惹麻烦。

第三， 语汇积累

1. due to：因为

e.g. Due to poor management, the factory is deeply in debt.

由于经营不善，该工厂负债累累。

e.g. His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.

他迟到是因高速公路上车辆过多所致。

2. like anything：非常猛烈地，拼命地，全力地

e.g. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet.

看看我，我就英俊无比，但还没有人嫁我呢。

e.g. The maid wanted like anything to try on her mistress's clothes.

这位女仆很想把女主人的衣服穿起来试试看。

e.g. The thief ran like anything when he heard the alarm.

那贼听到警铃声就飞快逃走了。

e.g. We must work like anything to finish on time.

我们必须全力以赴按时完成。

3. pay enough attention to：给予足够的重视

e.g. This newspaper does not pay enough attention to external affairs .

这份报纸不大注意国外的事务。

e.g. If they do not pay enough attention to safety, they are in trouble.

如果他们不重视安全，准保出事。

e.g. He does not pay enough attention to his collar, his boots.

他领子没弄正，脚上的靴子也没擦干净。

4. have reasons in doing somehitng：有理由做某事

e.g. We have reason in believing that he was lying.

我们有理由相信他是在撒谎。

e.g. We had tangible reasons in taking the threat seriously.

我们确实有理由认真对待这种威胁。