【正文】 keep pace with (= walk or run as fast as) you. For many years this pany has set the pace (= has been the most successful pany) in the munications industry. These changes seem to me to be happening at too fast a pace. I don’t like the pace of modern life. 2 force the pace to make other people in a race go faster by going faster yourself 3 a single step, or the distance you move when you take a single step: Take two paces forwards/backwards. The runner collapsed just a few paces from the finish. tight adj., adv. (held or kept together) firmly or closely: I can’t untie the knot – it’s too tight. This lid is on very tight. The people stood talking in tight groups. Hold on tight when we go round this corner. Check that windows and doors are shut tight (= pletely closed) before you leave. The plastic cover was stretched tight (= stretched as much as it could be) across the tank. adj. 1 If you have a tight feeling in your chest you have an unfortable feeling of pressure, caused by illness, fear, etc. 2 Controls or rules that are tight are ones which severely limit what can happen. 3 If time or money is tight, there isn’t enough of it: I’m sorry I can’t stop, time’s really tight. They’re raising three kids on one small sala ry so money is very tight. 4 Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too closely and are unfortable: That jacket’s too tight you want a bigger size. deadline n. a time or day by which sth. must be done: There’s no way I can meet that deadline. We’re working to a tight deadline (= We do not have much time to finish the work). I’m afraid you’ve missed the deadline the deadline for applications was May 30th. swap v. to give sth. and be given sth. else instead。t do your homework in front of the TV or with the radio or stereo going. These are distractions (分心的事物 ) and will prevent you from concentrating on the material you are studying. Some students say: But I work better with music going。 of no value: The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover. FORMAL It was vain t