1、in the hope of
该短语表示“期待，抱有……的希望”，后接名词、代词或动名词，可替换成：
in the hope that 从句或 hoping to…。对比:
They got up very early in the hope of catching the first bus.
他们起得很早，希望能赶上头班车。
注意：have the hope of…/ There be hope of… 有希望
对比：She has the hope of success. 她有成功的希望。
There is still hope of persuading him to change his mind.
还有希望说服他改变主意。
[应用]一句多译：
他到那里去，希望买一些新鲜鱼。
He went there in the hope of buying some fresh fish.
He Went there in the hope that he could buy some fresh fish.
He went there hoping to buy some fresh fish.
2、in the last few years
该短语意为“最近几年”，常和现在完成时连用，表示以前某时开始一直延续至说话时的动作或状态。in可被during或over 替换。常用的还有：during the past ten days过去的10天里；over the last 5 months过去的5个月里；in the past few weeks 过去的几周里。如：
We’ve learned quite a lot of English over the past three years.
三年来我们学了不少英语。
[应用]单句改错
①Many factories were built in the last ten years in my hometown.
②Both my father and mother have been busy since the past few weeks.
Key:①改were 为have been ②改since为for/ in/ over
3、in one’s will 在某人的遗嘱中
will 作为名词使用时意为“遗嘱”“意志力”或“强烈的愿望”。
Her death is god’s will, I suppose. 她的逝世是上帝的旨意，我估计。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。
His strong will enables him to refuse all the worldly pleaseres.
他的强烈愿望使他可以拒绝世间所有的乐趣。
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