a sense of humor/responsibility 幽默感/责任感

　　(2)There is no sense (in) doing sth.

　　 (口语)做某事是没有道理的

　　①In a sense, she was lucky, for she learned a lot from the experience.

　　从某种意义上，她是幸运的，因为从那次经历中她学了不少。

　　②There is no sense requiring (require) your boyfriend should have a sense of humor.

　　要求你的男朋友有幽默感没有意义。

　　[语境助记]　

　　The lectures offer students the chance to make sense of mathematical knowledge that may have seemed so difficult.It makes sense to master the knowledge.

　　老师们向学生提供理解看似难懂的数学知识的机会。掌握这些知识是有意义的。

　　 bring an end to(＝bring sth.to an end) 结束，终止

　　(教材P57)The Three Gorges Dam is a hydro­electric project which has brought an end to the danger of flooding.

　　三峡大坝是一个水力发电工程，它结束了洪水成灾的历史。

　　(1)put an end to(＝put sth.to an end) 结束，终止

　　come to an end 结束，告终

　　(2)in the end 最后，终于

　　at the end of 在......的尽头

　　from beginning to end 从头到尾

　　①Both sides have been at war for three years and it's hoped that the talk can put an end to the war as soon as possible.

　　双方交战已经三年了，大家都希望这次会谈能尽快结束战争。

　　②After the exam, all the lessons in school also came to an end．

考试过后，学校的课程也都结束了。