1、point out

指點；指明

They kept standing up to take pictures and point things out to each other.

他們不停地站起來拍照，還互相指點景物給對方看。

They'd already driven along the wharf so that she could point out her father's boat.

他們已經開車沿碼頭走了一遍，好讓她指出哪艘是她父親的船。

指出，說出（事實或錯誤）

Critics point out that the prince, on his income, should be paying tax.

批評家指出王子的收入應該納稅。

I should point out that these estimates cover just the hospital expenditures.

我應該指出，這些估算僅包括醫院的費用。

2、invite

邀請

She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.

她邀請他去參加她在新澤西舉行的 26 歲生日聚會。

I invited her in for a coffee.

我請她進來喝杯咖啡。

(正式)邀請，請求，要求

At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out.

在將來的某天,經理們將受邀進行管理層收購。

The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down.

將會向有關人員私下出示該證據,并要求其暫時離開證人席。

招致;誘發;引發

I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble.

我意識到英國人如果對愛爾蘭問題加以泛化的話會招惹麻煩。

Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.

他們拒絕妥協必然會引發聯合國的更多批評。