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•Break new ground (idiom) –

To do something innovative that is regarded as an advance or of positive benefit.(创新,开创新局面)

Examples:  

1.Albert Einstein's Relativity paired with Sir Isaac Newton's Principia, broke new ground, paving the way for physics as we know it today. 

2.Advancements in computer technology break new ground almost every day.

•Take sth in one's stride (idiom) –

To not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you.(以平常心面对……,对……处之泰然)

Examples:  

1.When you become a politician, you soon learn to take criticism in your stride. 

2.I thought she'd be upset, but she has taken the news in her stride.

•Behind the times (idiom) -

Not having or showing knowledge of current ideas or styles; outdated; old-fashioned.(落后于时代,不合时宜)

Examples:  

1.The entire country is behind the times when it comes to protecting the environment. 

2.Once the giants of British retailing, they are now seen as being behind the times.

•The four corners of the world/earth (idiom) -

Many different parts of the world. (四面八方,世界各个角落)

Examples:  

1.A foreign correspondent makes his friends in all four corners of the world.  

2.Italy has sent 5,000 soldiers to the four corners of the earth to play their part in peace-keeping operations.

•Work like a charm (idiom) -

To produce a desired result very easily and effectively, possibly in a surprising way. (立竿见影,即刻奏效)

Examples:  

1.Our new accounting system works like a charm.  

2.The cleaning fluid worked like a charm on the carpet stain.

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