be up to sb是…的職責(或責任);由…決定:
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
還輪不到你來告訴我怎么做我的事。
inquire (about sb / sth)詢問;打聽:
I called the station to enquire about train times.
我打電話到車站詢問火車時刻。
serve sb (with sth)(向一地或一群體)供應,提供:
The town is well served with buses and major road links.
這座城市乘坐公共汽車很方便,與干線公路的聯接也很發達。
He admitted the charge of kidnap.
他對綁架的指控供認不諱。
the kidnapping of 12 US citizens
對 12 名美國公民的劫持
once曾;曾經:
I once met your mother.
我曾經見過你母親。
He once lived in Zambia.
他曾在贊比亞生活過。