7. in case 因为可能发生某事；以防万一；万一

[典例]

It may rain you’ d better take an umbrella (just) in case (it does). 可能下雨---你最好带把伞，以防万一(下起来)。

[短语归纳] case短语：

in case of sth 若发生某事；假如　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 in any case 无论如何；总之　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

in no case 在任何情形下决不；无论如何都不　　　　　　　　　　　 in that case 既然那样；假若是那样的话

[练习] 翻译下面的句子。

1). _______ _______ _______ _______ (遇火警时), ring the alarm bell.

2). You don’ t like your job? _______ _______ _______ (既然那样), why don’ t you leave?

3). Bring some money with you _______ _______ (以防万一) you want to buy something.

Keys: 1). In case of fire　 　2). In that case　　 3). in case

6. ring back 回复电话

[典例]

1). I’ ll ask him to ring you back. 我会叫他给你回电话。

2). He rang off before I could answer it. 我还没来得及接他就挂断了。

[短语归纳] ring短语：

ring...up 给……打电话　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 ring off 挂断电话　　　　 　　　 　give sb. a ring给某人打电话

[练习] 翻译下面的句子。

1). 他们一到我就给你打电话。

______________________________________________________________________________

2). 你一定要挂电话了。我要用这个电话。

______________________________________________________________________________

3). 他给他的医生打了电话，取消了他们的约会。

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Keys: 1). I’ ll ring you up as soon as they arrive. / I will give you a ring as soon as they arrive.

　　 2). You must ring off now. I want to use this phone.

　　 3). He gave his doctor a ring and canceled his appiontment.

5. get through 用完，消耗掉；(设法)做或完成某事；通过(与某人)联系(尤指通电话)

[典例]

1). I’ ve got through a lot of correspondence today. 今天我处理了一大批信件。

2). I tried ringing you several times yesterday but I couldn’ t get through (to you). 昨天我给你打了几次电话, 可是都没(和你)接通。

[短语归纳] get短语：

get (sth) across (to sb)(使某事)传播或为人理解　　　　　　　　　 get ahead (of sb) 领先(於某人)

get along with sb 与某人合得来；与某人和睦相处　　　　　　　　 get on/along with sth 取得进展

get away (from sb/...) 逃离或摆脱开(某人或某地)　　　　　　 get off 离开某地或出发

get away with sth 偷携某物潜逃；不因某事受惩罚　　　　　　　　 get by (on sth)(靠某物)勉强维生；设法维持；对付

get down to sth/doing sth 开始做某事；重视某事物；认真处理某事　　 get over sth overcome克服；战胜；掌握

[练习] 翻译下面的句子。

1). If you cheat in the exam you’ ll never _______ _______ _______ it.

2). He’ s not very good at _______ his ideas _______.

3). It’ s time I _______ _______ (认真干) some serious work.

4). He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he’ ll ______ ______ it.

Keys: 1). get away with　 　2). getting; across　 3). got down to　 4). get over

4. out of order次序颠倒；发生故障

[典例]

Our air-conditioner is out of order. 我们的冷气机出故障了。

[短语归纳] order短语：

in order 整齐，状况良好，适宜，按顺序　　　　　　　 in order that后接从句，而in order to后接动词原形

[练习] 翻译下面的句子。

1). 电梯出故障了。

______________________________________________________________________________

2). 情况一团杂糟。

______________________________________________________________________________

3). 他现在发言是十分合适的。

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Keys: 1). The elevator is out of order.　　　　　　 2). Things were in terrible order.

　　 3). It’ ll be quite in order for him to speak now.

3. (every) now and then/again 时而；偶尔；有时

[典例]

1). I like to go to the opera now and then. 我喜欢偶尔去看歌剧。

2). Every now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep. 她时而到楼上看看他是否还在睡着。

[短语归纳] now短语：

now (that)... 由於……；既然　　　　 right now 此刻；现在　　　　　 by now 到目前为止

just now 刚才　 　　　　　　　　　　from now on 从现在开始　　　　　　　　

[练习] 用与now相关的词组填空。　　

1). Sonia should have been home _______ _______. Do you think she’ s OK?　　

2). I hear from him ________ ________ ________ ________.

3). Please try to be more careful ________ ________ ________.

4). There’ s nothing I can do about this ________ ________.

Keys: 1). by now　　 2). every now and then　　 3). from now on　　 4). right now

2. set about sth/doing sth　 (不用於被动语态) 开始(某工作)； 着手做某事

[典例]

1). I must set about my packing. 我得开始收拾行李了。

2). The new government must set about finding solutions to the country’ s economic problems. 新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。

[短语归纳] set短语：

set sth aside 将某事物放在一边；(为某目的)节省或保留(钱或时间)

set sth down 将某事物记在纸上； 写下来　　　　　 　　 set out 从某地出发上路

set off 开始(旅行、赛跑等)　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 　　 set sth off 使(炸弹、地雷等)爆炸

set to 精力充沛地开始做某事　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 set sth up 摆放或竖起某物；创(体育)记录

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词。

1). I don’ t know how to set _______ this job.

2). She set _______ a new world record time _______ the 100 metres.

3). They set _______ on the last stage _______ their journey.

4). How do senior managers set _______ making these decisions?

Keys: 1). about　　 2). up; in　 3). out; of 　　4). about

1. call up 征召；召集服兵役；唤起；使人回忆；带入心中；打电话给某人

[典例]

1). He called me up to tell me the good news. 他打电话给我并告诉我这个好消息。

2). I was called up three months after war broke out.. 战争爆发后的第三个月，我应征入伍。

[短语归纳] call短语：

call back 召回；回电话；收回处理　　　　　　　　　　　　 call on/at 拜访(on后跟人；at后跟地点名词)

call for 要求，提倡，为……叫喊　　　　　　　　　　　　　 call forth 使产生；引起；使起作用

call in 召集，召来，来访　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 call off 取消；取消或延期：

call out 出动，唤起，大声叫唤　　　　

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词或副词。

1). This is the work that calls _______ patience.　

2). Human Rights groups are calling _______ the release of political prisoners.　　

3). He had to _______ the meeting because of the bad weather.

4). I’ ll call _______ him tomorrow do you want to visit him with me?

5). The company has called _______ all such models as built in 1990.

6). The government then called _______ troops to deal with the disturbances.

7). The old photo calls _______ memories of my childhood.

Keys: 1). for　　 2). for　　 3). off　　 4). on　　 5). back　　 6). in　　 7). up　　

5. hang vt.& vi. (hung; hung) 悬挂，附着；悬挂着 vt. (hanged; hanged) 吊死，绞死

[典例]

1). His pictures were hung in the Museum of Modem Arts. 他的画在现代艺术馆展出。

2). The man was hanged for murder. 那男子因谋杀罪被处绞刑。

[重点用法]

hang about 闲待着，终日无所事事；闲荡　　 　　　　　　　　　　 hang on 紧握着；(电话用语)别挂断

hang up 挂；挂断电话；延迟；推迟或搁置

[练习] 用与hang的正确形式或相关的词组填空。　　

1). She __________ the phone angrily before I could speak.　

2). He _________ for murder.

3). The curtain ________ well.

4). _________ a minute; I’ m just coming.

Keys: 1). hung up　　 2). was hanged　　 3). hangs　　 4). Hang on

3. seize vt. 抓住，捉住；占据；(指强烈的感情﹑ 愿望等)突然影响或控制(某人)

[典例]

1). She seized me by the wrist. 她抓住我的手腕。

2). Panic seized us. 我们惊恐万状。

[重点用法]

seize hold of sth 抓住某物　　　　　　　　 seize a chance / an opportunity 抓住时机

seize on/upon sth 意识到某事物而立即加以利用

[练习] 完成句子。

1). His father asked him ______________________________________ (抓住时机赚一些钱).

2). We _____________ (身不由己) by a sudden impulse to run.

3). The critics _______ _______ (抓住) my mistake and said I was ignorant.

Keys: 1). to seize the chance to make some money　　 2). were seized　　 3). seized on