Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.打星号的项目可以删去。The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.星号是让读者参看脚注.The asterisk refers to a footnote.星号表示参看附注....
他的问题的祸根在于他童年的经历。His problems are deeply rooted in his childhood experiences.这项不公平的和约为另一场战争埋下了祸根.The unjust peace agreement set the scene for another war.她的美貌成了祸根.Her beauty proved a curse....