1.chop sth (up) (into small pieces) 切成小塊

例句：chopped onions.

切碎的洋蔥。

chop logs for firewood.

把原木劈成木柴。

2.start off with sth 首先開始做…

The leaves start off green but turn red later.

樹葉起先是綠色,到后來會變紅。

I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last.

我一開始非常勤奮,但沒有堅持下去。

3.ring sb up/ring up (police station) 給…打電話

Ring from someplace 從某地打來

Be ringing about 打電話詢問關于…

Ring for a cab/ambulance 打電話叫計程車/救護車

Ring to say 打來說

例句：I want to ring up my professor.

我想打電話給我的教授。

4.master new skills/techniques/language 掌握新的技能/技術/語言

例句：You're also open to learning and feedback, which can help you acquire and master new skills.

也會讓你樂于學習和交流，從而更好的學習和掌握新知識。

5.adopt approaches/attitude/policy 采用方法/態度/政策

例句：This is often an area that is forgotten; the teams adopt new approaches well with positive results, but no one promotes them back into the organization.

這是一個經常被遺忘的領域，團隊采用新方法并得到了積極的成果，但是卻沒有人在組織中推進他們。