6.so far : (up to the present time)

[说明：]so far(到现在为止，到目前为止)作副词用，与up to now的意思相同。动词应用现在完成式。

　[例：](1) So far John has been the best student in our English class.

　　　　 　　到现在为止，约翰一直是我们英文班上最优秀的学生。

　　 　　(2) How many idioms have we studied in this book so far?

　　　　 　　到现在为止，我们在这本书里学了多少片语呢？

英语常用短语精解之五

　 (1) to shake hands (2)to look out (3)to think of (4)to get back (5)to catch cold

　 (6)to make up one’s mind (7)to change one’s mind (8)for the time being (9)to get over

　 (10)to call off (11)for good (11)in a hurry

5.at least : (in the minimum)

[说明：]at least(至少)也可以用at the least,为副词片语。

　[例：](1) Every student should spend at least two hours on his homework every night.

　　　　　 　　每个学生每晚至少应费两小时做他的家庭作业。

　　　 　　(2) Helen has been sick in bed for at least two months.

　　　　　 　　海伦至少已经卧病两个月了。

4.to wait on (upon) : (to serve, attend to - in a store or shop)

　 [说明：]to wait on(侍候，招待)指在商店中店员招待顾客，或指在家中仆人侍候主人，在饭店中堂倌侍候客人而言。On可以改用upon.

　　 [例：](1) A very pleasant young woman waited on me in Macy’s yesterday.

　　　　　　 　　昨天一位很可爱的年轻女店员在麦茜公司里招待我。

　　　　 　　(2) The clerk asked, “Have you been waited on yet, Sir?”

　　　　　 　　　店员问，“先生，有人侍候过你吗？”

3.to look up : (to search for-especially in a dictionary or catalogue where one must turn over pages)

　[说明：]to look up(查出，查找)尤指从字典或目录中翻查所要找的单字或号码条文等。To look up作为不及物动词用时，其意义为抬头或仰望，如She looked up from her

　　　　　 writing(她不写字了，抬起头来仰望着。)

　 [例：](1) Every student should look up all new words in his dictionary each day.

　　　　　 　　每个学生应该每天从字典上查阅所有的生字。

　　　 　　(2) Ellen said that she did not know Robert’s number but that she　 would look it up in the telephone book.

　　　　　 　　艾伦说她不知道罗勃的电话号码，但是她呆以从电话簿上查出来。

2.at all : (in any degree, in the least-generally used only in a negative sense)

[说明：]at all(丝毫，极少)为副词片语，多用于否定句以加强语气。也可以用在疑问句中作究竟解，如Do you know at all?(你究竟知不知道？)用在if的后面作既然解，如If you do it at all, do it well. (既做，就好好地做。)

　 [例：](1) He said that he did not have any money at all.

　　　　　 　　他说他一点钱都没有。

　　　 　　(2) When I asked her whether she was tired, she said, “ Not all at!”

　　　　　 　　当我问她是否疲倦时，她说，“一点也不！”

1.to take part : (participate)

[说明：]to take part(参加，参与)指参加宴会，会议，聚会等而言，后面一定要用in。如果用with，则作袒护支持解，如He took part with me. (他加入我这一边支持我。)

　[例：](1) Henry was sick and could not take part in the meeting last night.

　　　　 　　亨利病了，昨晚他不能够参加会议。

　　 　　(2) I did not want to take part in their argument.

　　　　 　　我不要参加他们的辩论。

12.to take out : (to remove, extract)

　[说明：]to take out(取出，拔出)中的out是副词，如果take的受词是名词，多半放在out的后面，如果受词是代名词则放在take与out之间。

[例：](1) William took out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead.

　 　　　　　威廉取出手帕擦擦他的前额。

　　 　　(2) The thief suddenly took out a knife and attacked the policeman.

这个贼突然拔出一把小刀向警察袭击。

英语常用短语精解之四

　 (1)to take part (2)at all (3)to look up (4)to wait on (upon) (5)at least

　 (6)so far

11.to make no difference : (to be of equal importance)

　 [说明：]to make no difference(没有区别，没有关系)于两种不同的情形或事物，某人认为没有区别，无足轻重。用此成语时常以虚字it为其主词，如上述二例句，后面用whether介绍的名词子句则为真正主词。至于二句中to me与to you 的to 亦可改用with.

　 [例：] (1) When I asked him whether he wanted to go in the morning or in the afternoon, he said: “ It doesn’t make any difference to me.”

　　　　　　 　当我问他要早晨去还是下午去的时候，他说“这对我没有什么关系”。

　　　　 　(2) does it make any difference to you whether we have our lesson at two o’clock or at three o’clock?

　　　　　　 　我们在两点钟上课或者在三点钟上课，你觉得没有关系吗？

10.to get along : (to do, succeed, make progress)

　 [说明：]to get along(进行，成功，有进展)指在某一种工作或学问上有进步与发展而言，后面用in。此外这个片语也有和好相处的意思，如He and she cannot get along with each other.(他和她两人处不来)，后面用with。

　 [例：](1) John is getting along very well in his study of English.

　　　　　 　　约翰学习英语很有进步。

　　　　 　　(2) How is Mr. Holmes getting along in his new job?

　　　　　 　　贺尔姆斯先生的新工作做得怎样？

9.on purpose : (purposely, intentionally)

　[说明：]on purpose(故意，蓄意，预谋)与of set purpose同意，通常放在句子的后面。

　 [例：](1) It was no accident. She broke the dish on purpose.

　　　　　　 　　这不并是意外的事，她是故意把碟子打破的。

　　　　 　　(2) Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?

　　　　　　 　　他认为他是故意弄错的吗？