Module 3

pick up 拿起，拾起
Where(When) do I pick up the ticket?
我在什么地方（时候）拿机票？

take off去掉
Can you take off my helmet and put it on?
你可以脱下我的头盔并自己戴上吗？

on average 平均起来
It says that on average, you should be around 20.
它表示的是平均值，应该在20左右。

end up 以…结束
The chairman finally ended up his speech.
主席终于结束了演说。

warn sb. of 警告某人
He had decided to warn her of the mistake she was making.
他决定告诫她，她正在犯错误。

set fire to 放火…
They set fire to the city.
他们放火烧了这座城市。

put out 扑灭；关掉
Please put the light out when you leave the room.
离开房间时请把灯关掉。

be active in 积极…
Join, and be active in an association.
参加一个协会并在里面积极的表现。

in all 总共
I have one brother and two sistets. So she gets four children in all.
我有一个哥哥，两个妹妹，所以她总共有四个孩子。

take place 发生
When does the wedding take place?
什么时候举行婚礼

come into 生效
The will comes into effect.
这份遗嘱开始生效。

be of no effect 无效
mean to do sth. 打算做某事
What do you mean to do with it?
你打算怎样处理它?

mean doing sth. 意思是，意味着
Balance does not mean doing everything.
平衡并不意味着努力追求每件事情。

manage to do sth. 设法做某事
We should manage to house and feed the poor.
我们得设法解决贫民的食宿问题。

succeed in doing sth. 做成某事
All of us want to succeed in life.
在人生的舞台上我们都想取得成功。

Module 4

take in 吸收
Our club plan to take in 20 new members.
我们俱乐部计划吸收20名新会员。

give out 放出；发出
Give out candies or cards.
分发你的糖果和贺卡。

protect…from/against…. 保护…不受..的侵害

one after another 一个接一个
Sometimes we would play games one after another.
有时，我们会一个接一个地玩游戏。

have a bad effect on 对…有坏的影响
Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.
含酒精的饮料会对你的身体有很坏的影响。

in a nutshell 简言之；概括的说
In a nutshell, here's how the survey works.
这里简单说一下这项调查的运作。

look through 浏览
He looked through his notes before the final examination.
他期末考试前温习了自己的笔记。

cut down 砍树
We do not have to cut down one single tree.
我们不需要再砍倒哪怕一棵树。

dig up 挖掘出
You dig up the past, all you get is dirty.

be caught in 突然遭遇（风暴等）
He is wet all over and looks as if he had been caught in a rain.
他全身湿透好像淋了雨似的。

prevent …(from)doing …阻止…做…
Nothing can prevent her (from) doing so.
什么也不能阻止她这样做。