Now with the new laws in effect and social awareness increasing, we are sure to turn things around.

　　重点

　　in effect此处意为“在实施中;有效”。social awareness意为“社会意识，社会觉悟”。be sure to do sth. 意为“一定做某事，必定做某事”。turn sth. around意为“使好转，扭转;有起色”。

　　考点归纳

　　短语turn around还有以下用法和含义：

　　意为“翻身，翻转，转身”。如：

　　Turn around and let me look at your back. 转过身去让我看看你的后背。

　　He turned his chair around to face the window. 他把椅子转过去，面朝窗户。

　　意为“完成，生产出;提供”。如：

　　They can turn around 100 shirts in less than 24 hours. 他们不到24小时就能生产出100件T恤。

　　turn around and say/tell意为“反而说，反咬一口”。如：

　　I complained about it, but they turned around and said it was my fault. 我去投诉，他们反倒说是我的错。