40. Heat expands mental. 热量使金属扩胀. expand the production 扩大生产
39. We can't exist without water. 存在 come into existence = come into being
38. I am exhausted. = I am tired out. = I am worn out.
37. excuse sb from 免除…的责任, 对其要求 He was excused from piano practice.
36. Please excuse my interrupting you.= Please excuse me for my interrupting you.
35. make an excursion to sp 到…短途旅行 an excursion train 旅游专列
34. exchange our opinions 交换 exchange A for B 用A换B
in exchange for 作为…的交换 I gave him my favorite football in exchange for his knife.
33. speak evil of sb 讲…坏话 speak highly of sb
32. at all events , in any event (in any case) 无论如何,在任何情况下
In any event, the worst that she can do is say “no”
31. it is estimated that… estimate the cost 估价 the estimated cost 估计的成本