②Can you expand on/upon your plan，please?

　　你能详细谈谈你的计划吗？

　　 (教材P10)Thanks_to his research，the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.

　　多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。

　　(1)thanks to幸亏；由于；因为

　　表原因的常见短语还有：because of，due to，owing to，on account of，as a result of等。

　　①The accident was due to his careless driving.

　　事故是由于他的粗心驾驶造成的。

　　②As a result of the bad weather，the football match was put off.

　　由于天气不好，足球比赛推迟了。

　　[名师点津]　

　　thanks to 是介词短语，后接名词或代词作宾语，其后不能直接接句子。

　　(2)rid...of...(使)......摆脱或除去

　　(1)get rid of　　　　　　 摆脱；除掉；去掉

　　(2)rid oneself of debt 还清债务

　　③He hopes to get rid of his bad habits.

　　他希望改掉他的坏习惯。

　　④She finally rid herself(she)of debt after ten years' hard work.

　　经过十年的艰辛劳作她终于还清了债务。

　　 be satisfied with对......感到满意

　　(教材P10)Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.

袁隆平很满意他的生活。