重點講解：
1. take off
請假；休假；告假；
eg. Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off.
米切爾的日程安排使他無法休假o4oOt%gJAfRH。
eg. She took two days off work.
她休了兩天假~dh&cKEGTWx。
2. instead of
代替…；而不是…；
eg. Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
他沒像平時那樣優雅莊重地走著，而是幾乎跑了起來LpzeyVDC.8^#ov。
eg. She chose happiness instead of wealth.
她寧愿要幸福而舍棄財富D3!P#=*Q9yaP。
3. apply for
申請；請求；
eg. She graduated with high enough marks to apply for university.
她的畢業成績足以申請上大學*3Izs,O!T9j。
eg. He encouraged me to apply for the job.
他鼓勵我去應征那份工作f6CDAW|DEMmAA+I(5。
4. cut short
終止；中斷；打斷；
eg. His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.
他輝煌的事業因心臟病發作而被迫終止|_gFsJD;qd6。
eg. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.
杰克遜提前結束了他的非洲之行&kOpY63UIGn^|XZF。