1、rehearse

排練，演練，預演(戲劇、舞蹈或音樂作品)

A group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan of Arc.

一群演員正在排演一出關于圣女貞德的戲。

Tens of thousands of people have been rehearsing for the opening ceremony in the workers' stadium.

數萬人一直在工人體育館為開幕式進行排練。

默默練習;默述;默誦

Anticipate any tough questions and rehearse your answers.

預先考慮可能遇到的各種棘手問題，并且自己練習回答。

We encouraged them to rehearse what they were going to say.

我們鼓勵他們默述一下他們要說的內容。

復述;詳述;重復

Yesterday's speech to the Scottish party conference rehearsed the arguments again.

昨天在蘇格蘭黨人會議上的演講中又一次重復了這些觀點。

2、work out

想出，得到(解決方法);解(謎)

Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.

談判人員定于今天晚些時候進行會談，商定一個折中方案。

It took me some time to work out what was causing this.

我花了一些時間才弄清此事的起因。

計算出，解出（數學題答案）

It is proving hard to work out the value of bankrupt firms' assets.

清算破產公司的資產值其實很困難。

When asked what a ￡40.35 meal for five people would cost each diner, they were unable to work it out.

問到5個人吃一頓飯花了40.35英鎊，每人要出多少錢時，他們算不出來。

(如期）發生；進展(順利)

Things just didn't work out as planned.

事情根本沒有按計劃進行。

I hope it will work out well.

我希望進展順利。