1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的貓跑上前來，在他們腿上蹭來蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前說：“快點，約翰。”
被提及;被討論
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在與客人喝餐前酒的時候，有人提到了這個話題。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即將發(fā)生;即將到來
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常規(guī)劃，這樣一旦發(fā)生大事，才能夠從容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我們的確將要進行選舉。
(工作)出現(xiàn)空缺;(商品)上市
A research fellowship came up at Girton and I applied for it and got it.
格頓學院設立了一項研究獎學金，我提出申請并且成功獲得。
The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
這幢房子放盤，兩口子才意識到他們的錢差不多剛夠買下它。
2、promise
承諾；保證；答應
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
郵局承諾于星期五恢復對這個地區(qū)第一類郵件的遞送。
He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.
他已經(jīng)保證富人和特權階層不會再得到優(yōu)惠待遇。
答應給予；承諾給予；保證讓…得到
In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.
1920年，列強承諾讓他們成為一個獨立的國家。
The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
這些官員承諾恢復多黨統(tǒng)治。