1. the other day: 前幾天
eg. She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.
她厭惡地望著那個前幾天曾經欺騙過她的小販。
2. catch on:
(1) 懂得;領悟
eg. He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into.
他盡其所能從我處得到一切后,我才明白他已蛻變成什么樣的人。
(2) 流行
eg. The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
這個觀點由來已久,但一直未風行。
3. come over: 過來
eg. Maybe I could come over to your house before the party?
也許我可以在聚會前拜訪你?
4. break up: 分手
eg. Civil war could come if the country breaks up.
如果國家分裂,內戰就會來臨。
eg. Break up the chocolate and melt it.
把巧克力弄碎,使其融化。
5. engage in: 忙于
eg. How, then, should Christians engage in political affairs?
那么,基督徒怎樣從事政治事務呢?