(2)(时间)经过，过去

例句：As the days went on, it grew colder.     随着日子一天天过去，天气越来越冷了。

(3)继续：

例句：Life must go on. 生命在延续。

I couldn’t finish my work, so I have to go on with it tomorrow.

我无法完成家庭作业，所以明天得继续做。

Don't go on talking. 不要继续讲了。

Time is short, so let’s go on to the next subject.  时间不多，我们进入下一个主题吧。

注意：go on to do sth.与go on doing sth./ go on with sth.的区别

①go on to do sth. 表示“干完某件事后，接着再干另一件事”。

例句：He finished reading the text and then went on to write a composition.

他读完课文后，接着又写了一篇作文。

The old man had a drink of tea before he went on to tell the story.

老人喝了一口茶，然后接着讲故事。

②go on doing sth./ go on with sth.继续不断地干某事,表示“某事未做完，继续做下去”。

例句：She went on reading Lesson 9 for half an hour第九课她连续不断地读了半小时。

(比较：She read Lesson 8 and then she went on to read Lesson 9.  她读完了第八课，接着就读第九课。)

Although he was tired, he went on working.虽然疲乏了，他仍然继续干工作。

(比较：After a short rest he went on to work.短暂休息之后，他接着干工作了。)

After having a rest, we went on doing our homework. 休息一会儿之后，我们接着做作业。(做同一件事情)

(比较：After having English lesson, we went on to have P.E. 上完英语课之后，我们接着上体育课。)

5. be happy with 对……满足的，满意的

例句：She is not happy with her present position as a typist.

她对于现在的打字员职位并不满意。

I’m not happy with your explanation.我对你的解释不满意。

短语拓展：

(1)be happy to do 高兴做……，做……而感到高兴

例句：I'll be happy to meet him.我将高兴地与他见面。

I'll be happy to meet them when I have time.我有空的时候,很乐意同他们见面。

(2)be happy that 高兴

例句：I'm very happy that your health is showing signs of improvement.

看到你的健康状况显出好转的迹象,我非常高兴。

I’m happy that you could stay with us.我很高兴你能暂住我们家。

(3)be happy at/about 高兴于……，知道……而高兴

例句：I was happy at the news of his return.我听到他归来的消息感到高兴。

She was happy about helping him with his studies.她很高兴能帮他搞研究。

6. agree with (反义词：disagree with)

(1)agree with sb. 同意某人的话

例句：I agree with you. = I agree with what you said.  我很赞同你。(我和你意见相同)

(2)适宜健康;与……相宜(通常用于否定句)

例句：The liquor did not agree with me.这酒不适合我喝。

(3)一致;相符合

例句：His story agrees with the facts.       他的陈述和事实相符。

短语拓展：

(1)agree on 对……达成协议，对……取得一致意见

例句：We agreed on a plan.我们商量后决定某一计划。

(2)agree to 同意(某提议等)

例句：I agreed to his proposal (plan).我同意他的提议(计划)。

(3)agree to do同意……

例句：We all agree to start at once. 我们全都同意立刻出发。

(4)agree that… 见解一致，承认

例句：I agree with you that he needs a rest.我同意你的说法，他需要休息。

He agreed that he should have been more careful.他承认他当初应该更谨慎些。

7. for pleasure=for fun adv. 为了取乐;当作玩笑;不是认真的

例句：Mr. Alexander doesn't just write for fun; in fact, writing is his bread and butter.

亚历山大从事写作不是为了好玩，事实上写作是他的谋生之道。

类似短语：

for laughs[美俚]为了取乐，作为消遣，借以开心

for love为了爱[兴趣]，由于爱好而做某事

for luck为了表示吉利，祝福

for money 现款交易

for nothing免费，徒然

for rent供出租

for safety为安全起见，以保证安全

for sale待售

for the future今后

8. find out 找出，发现，查明(真相等)，揭发

例句：I found out the phone number by looking it up.通过查找我查到了电话号码。

Please find out when the ship sails for New York.请打听一下那艘船什么时候开往纽约。

Liars risk being found out.骗子冒着被揭穿的危险。

Most embezzlers are found out in the end.大多数贪污犯最后都被查出。

9. focus on vt. & vi.

(1)使集中在焦点上, 定焦点, 调焦

例句：A nearsighted person cannot focus on distant object.

近视的人无法把焦点对准远处的物体。

I focused the camera on her.我把照相机的焦点对准她。

(2)聚焦, 注视

例句：We must focus (our attention) on urgent problems.

我们必须把注意力集中在紧急的问题上。

10. get along (well) with

(1)相处(融洽)：

例句：How are you getting along with your new girlfriend?  你和新女友相处得如何?

-“How are you getting on with your classmates?”

“你同班上的同学相处得怎样?”

-“Quite well, thank you.”  “挺好，谢谢。”

Yang Mei is getting on well with her foreign friends.

杨梅同她的外国朋友们相处得很好。

(2)进展

例句：How are you getting along with your work?  你的工作进展如何?

-“How are you getting on with your business?”“你的生意做得怎么样?”

-“Not bad, thank you.” “还不错，谢谢。”

At first she didn't get on well with her job.一开始她的工作做得并不好。

11. decide on 对……作出决定(指经过考虑或讨论研究作出决定)

例句：She decided on the red shoes.她决定要买那双红鞋。

They decided on spending the vacation by the sea.他们决定在海边度假。

He decided on taking the position at the bank. (=He decided to take the position at the bank.)

他决定担任银行的职务。

12. be different from  与……不同

例句：My opinion is different from yours.我的意见和你的不相同。

City life is very different from country life.都市生活和乡村生活是非常不同的。

短语拓展：

(1)tell the difference between(between A and B)

tell常与情态动词 can或 be able to连用，意为“断定，清楚地知道”。

例如：Who can tell what will happen?谁能预知将会发生什么事呢?

People can't tell the difference between the twin brothers. 人们分辨不出这对孪生兄弟。

Can you tell the difference between these two words?你能讲得出这两个词的区别吗?

(2)be different in… 在……方面不同于

例句：They are quite different in their tastes.他们的品位差异很大。

13. get across (使)越过，通过，被理解

例句：I have tried to get my point across.我已尽力让我的观点清晰明了。

How can I get across to the students?我怎样才能让学生心服口服?

14. calm down 平静下来，镇定下来

例句：It was difficult to calm down the football fans.要使足球迷们平静下来是很困难的。

15. build up 增进;加强

build up one's strength增强体力

例句：But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.

但是在海上,风能形成巨大强劲的波浪。

Hard working conditions build up character. (喻)艰苦的工作条件能磨练人的性格。

Promote physical culture and build up the people's health.发展体育运动,增强人民体质。

I'm very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually building up.

看到你的词汇量在逐渐增长,我很高兴。

16. due to adv. 由于，因为;由……引起;

accidents due to driving at high speed由于高速开车而引起的交通事故。

例句：Her illness was due to bad food.她的病是坏了的食物造成的。

17. give away vt.

(1)送掉，分发，免费赠予

例句：He gave all his lands to the city.他把他所有的土地捐赠给那个城市。

(2)放弃，泄露

例句：She is sure to give away your secret.她一定会泄露你的秘密。