1、catch up
趕上;追上;跟上
I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
我停住腳步,等她追上來。
We caught up with the nuns.
我們趕上了修女們。
趕上,達到(標準、水平等)
Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
大多數身材發育遲緩者都會趕上他們的朋友。
John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up.
賽季伊始,約翰的表現比我好,不過我經過努力追了上來。
了解近況;敘舊
The ladies spent some time catching up on each other's health and families.
女士們花了點時間敘舊,聊了聊彼此的健康和家庭狀況。
She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen since she married.
她打算回都柏林,去看望一下結婚后就再沒見過面的親戚。
2、go back
追溯到;回溯到
The feud with the Catholics goes back to the 11th century.
與天主教的夙怨可以追溯到11世紀。
Our association with him goes back four years.
我們同他的合作是從4年前開始的。
回到(過去);回顧
If you go back to 1960, you'll find that very few jobs were being created.
如果回到1960年,你會發現工作機會寥寥無幾。