重點講解:
1. fall ill 突然生病;
She may fall ill, in which case she will have to be taken to the hospital at once.
她可能病了。如果是這樣,就得馬上送她上醫院。
2. rule out 排除;不予考慮;
But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.
但這并不排除進行非正式的討論。
3. carry out 實施;執行;實行;
The programme is hard to carry out.
這個方案不好操作。
4. on the verge of 即將;接近于;瀕于;
The company is on the verge of insolvency.
該公司快要破產了。
v. 加強,變堅固