1. work at
從事于……;致力于……
eg. Tom has been working at the subject for many years.
湯姆已經(jīng)鉆研這門學(xué)科多年。
2. take away
帶走,拿走,取走
eg. They're going to take my citizenship away.
他們將奪走我的公民權(quán)。
eg. "Give me the toy," he said softly, "or I'll take it away from you."
“給我玩具,”他輕聲說道,“否則我就把它從你身邊奪走。”
3. mess up
陷入困境;搞糟
eg. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客們把事情搞砸時,承受損失的是老百姓。
eg. I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
我希望他們沒有弄亂你的錄像帶。