点拨：①thanks to为介词短语， thanks不可以改为 thank you, to后面不可接动词原形，可接名词代词动词等。此短语表示原因，意为"多亏了"。

Thanks to the English language, we can learn a lot from other countries.

②____意为"及时"，____意为"按时"。

如：

We were just in time for the bus.

The train arrived at the station on time.