重點講解:
1. catch up with
趕上;追上;跟上;
eg. We must exert ourselves to catch up with them, or it would be too late.
我們要急起直追,否則就太晚了 。
eg. Old age and infirmity had begun to catch up with him.
他開始顯出年老體衰的樣子了 。
2. consist of
由…組成;由…構成;
eg. Its culture is consist of very diverse communities and in most recent history British has been a major influence.
其文化是由非常多樣化的社會團體組成,在近代的歷史中英國起著主要影響 。
eg. Substances consist of small particles called molecules.
物質是由叫做分子的微粒組成的 。
3. put together
裝配;組裝;拼合;組合;
eg. This toy can be taken apart and put together with ease.
這個玩具可容易地拆開再裝起來 。
eg. Probably this literature was first put together in Babylon.
很可能這部文獻最早是在巴比倫匯總起來的 。
4. blend in
融入;與…融為一體;與…協調;
eg. The toad had changed its colour to blend in with its new environment.
蟾蜍已經變色,和新的環境融為一體 。
eg. You can blend in so that the voice becomes just another instrument in the band.
你可以把聲音協調一下,讓它成為樂隊的另一種樂器 。
5. try out
試驗;測驗;
eg. She knew I wanted to try the boat out at the weekend.
她知道我周末想開船出去試一下 。
eg. London Transport hopes to try out the system in September.
倫敦交通系統有望在 9 月份對該系統進行試運營 。
n. 環境,外界