重點講解:
1. give up 放棄;戒除;
After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
他在書桌前徒勞地坐了一上午之后便放棄了 。
2. gain weight 體重增加;
He's ga ined weight since he gave up smoking.
他戒煙后體重增加了 。
3. as a result 結果;后果;
His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.
他的汽車報警器連著響了兩天,結果電池耗沒電了 。
4. keep to 遵守;履行;
He had been unable to keep to his schedule.
他沒能遵循自己的計劃 。