1. be able to do sth 有能力做 / 能夠做 / 成功做

Although the fire was extremely big， two passengers were still able to survive it.

盡管火勢很大，還是有兩位乘客成功逃生。

2. be afraid of 擔(dān)心，害怕

I’m afraid of his safety. He’s only an 8-year-old boy. Besides， it’s too late at night.

我擔(dān)心他的安全。他只是一個八歲的男孩，再說又這么晚了。

3. agree to do sth 同意做某事

Having been questioned several times， he finally agreed to tell the truth.

多次被質(zhì)詢之后，他終于同意吐露實情。

4. agree with sb （on） （就……）與某人意見一致，同意

某人

While his idea sounds reasonable， I can’t agree with him completely.

盡管他的主意聽起來有些道理，我還是不能完全同意。

5. be / get angry with sb 對某人生氣

I always get angry with him. I just can’t help it.

我老是對他發(fā)火。我就是控制不了自己。

6. take sb in one’ s arms（擁）抱某人

She used to take her baby in her arms and sing him to sleep.

她常常抱著寶寶哼著歌讓他睡覺。

7. arrive at / in （a place） 到達（某地）；獲得，得出

Elaine should be arriving in the States now.

伊萊恩現(xiàn)在該到美國了。

By the time the letter arrived， I’d heard the news.

在信送到時，我早已得知該消息。

We arrived at the conclusion that there was a security leak.

我們得出結(jié)論：安全措施有疏漏之處。

8. ask for 尋求，要求

I don’t really care he got beaten up on—he was asking for it.

我才不在乎他挨打呢，他是自作自受。

9. ask sb for sth 請求，懇求；征求

Why don’t you ask him for his advice？

你為什么不問問他的意見呢？

10. pay attention （to） 注意，留意

We heard noises coming from upstairs， but we didn’t pay much attention to them.

我們聽到樓上有動靜，但沒太在意。

The teacher got angry with me when I didn’t pay attention.

當(dāng)我不專心聽講時，老師對我生氣了。

11. be away from 離開；不在（上班，上學(xué)）

You must bring a note from your parents if you’ve been away from school.

缺課后必須帶回家長通知條。

12. go / run away 離開，走開；外出度假；（問題，不

愉快）消失

I’m going away on business.

我要出趟差。

His nervousness went away once his mother was home.

媽媽一回家，他的緊張感就消失了。

13. go to bed 上床睡覺

Addicted to the computer games， the boy stayed up all night instead of going to bed.

因為沉迷這電腦游戲，男孩通宵沒睡覺。

14. make the bed 鋪床；整理床鋪

My mother always tells me to make the bed when I get up.

媽媽總是告訴我起床就整理床鋪。

15. belong to 屬于

Wheat， maize and oats belong to the grain group.

小麥，玉米及燕麥都屬于谷類。

16. do one’s best 盡力而為；做出最大努力

As long as you do your best， we’ll be happy.

只要你盡力而為，我們就會高興。

17. had better do 最好做（某事）

She’d better see a doctor if her illness gets any worse.

如果她病情加重，最好去看醫(yī)生。

18. be born 出生；產(chǎn)生

Although he was born deaf， Tony has a gift for music.

雖然托尼生來失聰，但是他有音樂天賦。

The idea for the show was born in his hospital room.

這個節(jié)目的構(gòu)思是在他病房里想出的。

19. break down 發(fā)生故障；壞掉；失敗；垮掉；感情失

控（痛哭起來）；消除；使分解

The lift broke down， so we had to walk up the stairs.

電梯壞了，我們只好走樓梯上去。

Peace talks between the two sides have broken down.

雙方的和平談判失敗了。

If Tim carries on working like this， he’ll break down sooner or later.

如果蒂姆繼續(xù)這樣工作，身體遲早會垮掉。

Attempts must be made to break down the misunder-standings which divide the two communities.

必須設(shè)法消除造成這兩個社區(qū)不和的誤會。

20. break out（戰(zhàn)爭，打斗等不愉快之事）爆發(fā)，突然

發(fā)生；（of sth）擺脫（某狀況）

She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something interesting.

她需要從日常事務(wù)中解脫出來，找點有意思的事做。

21. have breakfast 吃早飯

They were having breakfast when I arrived.

我到達時，他們正在吃早飯。

22. hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸；屏息以待

We held our breath while Mr Evans read the exam results.

埃文斯先生宣讀考試結(jié)果時，我們都屏息以待 。

23. be busy （in） doing 忙于做某事

Mrs Rachel is busy receiving a regular customer at the moment.

蕾切爾夫人此時正忙于接待一位老顧客。

24. be busy with sth 忙于某事

Haynes is busy with study for an exam at the moment.

海恩斯此時正忙于溫習(xí)準(zhǔn)備考試。

25. call for 需要；要求，呼吁；接（某人）

This kind of work calls for patience and time.

這個類型的工作需要耐心和時間。

They called for the immediate release of these boys.

他們要求立即釋放男孩們。

I’ll call for you at 8 o’clock in the morning.

我早上8點鐘來接你。

26. take care of 照顧，照料；處理，對付；負(fù)責(zé)

Don’t worry about your accommodation—it’s all taken care of.

不要擔(dān)心你的住宿，一切都有人照管的。

We’ll take care of the fees.

我們將會負(fù)責(zé)費用。

27. care for 照顧，照料；喜歡，想要（否定句、疑問句中）

The children are being well cared for.

孩子們正得到很好的照顧.

Would you care for a drink？

要喝一杯嗎？

28. carry on 繼續(xù)（未完之事），繼承

He is relying on his son to carry on the family business.

他指望兒子繼承家業(yè)。

29. carry out 實施，進行，執(zhí)行

It won’t be an easy plan to carry out.

那并不是一項容易實施的計劃。

We carried out his instructions to the letter.

我們完完全全地執(zhí)行了他的指示。

30. catch up with 趕上，追上；查出并抓獲

At the moment our technology is more advanced， but other countries are catching up with us.

目前我們的技術(shù)比較先進，不過其他國家也正在追趕上來。

It took 6 years for the police to catch up with them.

警察花了6年時間才將他們繩之以法。

31. change... into 把……變成 / 換成

I want to change my US dollars into RMB.

我想把美元換成人民幣。

Water will change into ice when the temperature is low enough.

當(dāng)溫度足夠低的時候，水就會變成冰。

32. go to the cinema（去）看電影

— What do you want to do after dinner？

— How about going to the cinema？

— 晚飯后你想干什么？

— 去看電影怎么樣？

33. have classes 上課

I’ve been having classes in poetry.

我一直在上詩歌課。

34. catch / take cold 感冒

Put on more clothes so you don’t catch cold.

多穿些，免得感冒。

35. have a cold 感冒

He’s had a cold for a couple of days.

他感冒好幾天了。

36. go to college 上大學(xué)

It’s no longer a dream for most young Chinese to go to college nowadays in China.

對于中國大多數(shù)年輕人來說如今上大學(xué)已不再只是一個夢想。

37. come back 重新流行；回想起來

Miniskirts have come back in this season.

迷你裙在這個季節(jié)又重新流行了。

When I thought about it， it all came back.

當(dāng)我回想起來，往事全都涌上心頭。

38. come down 下降；被拆毀；（with sth）患（……?。?/p>

Wait to buy a house until interest rates come down.

等利率降低時再去買房吧。

The old temple will come down so as to make room for a new museum.

這座老廟將被拆除，好騰出地方建一座新博物館。

I think I’m coming down with a cold.

我想我是感冒了。

39. come from 源于，來自于

— I feel terrible.

— That’s what comes from drinking too much.

— 我覺得很不舒服。

— 那是因為你喝太多酒。

40. come in 到達，接到；取得（名次）

News is coming in constantly of a bad earthquake in Haiti.

海地發(fā)生強烈地震的消息不斷傳來。

Among all the competitors， he came in first.

在所有競爭者中，他獲得了勝利。