第一，迷你對話

A: Mary, could you help me with this problem?

Mary，你能給我講講這道難題嗎？

B: Sure. Ah, our teacher has explained it in class, hasn't she?

當然可以，啊，這道難題老師在課堂上不是講過了嗎？

A: Yeah. But I didn't cotton on to what he said.

是的，但是我沒聽懂。

第二，地道表達

cotton on

1. 解詞釋義

Cotton on的意思是“理解，懂得，意識到”，它后面往往跟to something。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I didn't cotton on to your last point, could you explain it again?

最后一點我不明白, 請再解釋一下好嗎 ?

e.g. She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared.

她已經意識到這個保姆不只是她看起來的那樣。

e.g. It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on!

他開始笑起來，他們才明白是怎么回事。

第三，語匯積累

help someone with something: 幫助某人做某事

e.g. All the neighbours clubbed together to help him with his debts.

鄰居們都湊錢幫他還債。

e.g. He cheered up at once when I promised to help him with his lessons.

當我答應幫他做功課時，他立刻高興起來了。