1. keep up with
跟上；赶上
I will run faster to keep up with my classmates. 我要跑得更快，以便赶上我的同学们。
2. as much / many as 多达；到达……的程度
The rain is plentiful here, often as much as seventy inches every year. 这儿雨水充足，每年降水量常达70英寸之多。
The kings of
3. put on（lose）weight 增加（减轻）体重
Mary hopes to put on some weight because she wants to be a player. 玛丽希望增加些体重，因为她想成为一名运动员。
I have lost some weight because of overwork. 由于过度工作，我已经减轻了些体重。
4. now and then 时而；不时；偶尔
I don’t think about my old home very much, only now and then. 我并不怎么想念老家,只是偶尔想想罢了。
5. advise sb.（not）to do sth. 劝某人做（不做）某事
What do you advise me to do?你说我干什么好呢？
6. play a trick on sb. 开某人玩笑；捉弄某人
You shouldn’t have played a trick on
the old man. 你们不应该捉弄那位老人。
7. care about 关心；在乎；介意（通常用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中）
She doesn’t care a bit about clothes. 在穿着方面她毫不在乎。
8. to one’s joy 使某人高兴的是
To my GREat joy, the plant did look exactly like what we were looking for. 使我极为高兴的是，这种植物同我们所要找的那种的确一模一样。
类似的短语还有：to one’s surprise使某人惊奇的是; to one’s delight使某人高兴的是; to one’s disappointment使某人失望的是; to one’s sorrow使某人悲伤的是; to one’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是。
9. in one’s opinion / in the opinion of sb. 据某人看来；依某人的意见
In my opinion, nothing is better than reading at home. 依我看，没有什么比在家里读书更好的了。
In the opinion of most people, there will be a good harvest this autumn. 根据多数人的看法，今年秋天会有一个好的收成。
10. take in欺骗；摄取；接待；吸收
She was taken in by his promise. 她被他的许诺蒙骗了。
11. in（the）future 今后 （将来）
I hope you will be more careful in future about the things you say. 我希望你今后更加注意你说的话。
All the people can travel on the moon in the future. 将来所有的人都能到月球上去旅行。
【点拨】in future意为from now on，表示“今后”，强调与过去相对照，过去是什么情况，今后将是什么情况； in the future则没有与过去相对照这层意思，通常表示“将来”，指较长时间后的将来。
12. bring back 拿回来；使恢复
All books must be brought back to the library before June 12. 所有图书都必须在六月十二日之前归还图书馆。
13. pay off 还清（债务等）；付清
She’s paid off all her debts. 她还清了她的所有的债务。
14. a number of 若干；许多
A number of buildings were destroyed in the earthquake. 许多建筑物在地震中被毁坏。
15. a GREat deal of 很多的；大量的（多用来修饰不可数名词）
I have spent a GREat deal of money on books. 我花了许多钱买书。
16. pick out 挑出；辨别出
Can you pick out your sister in this crowd? 你能在这群人中认出你妹妹吗？
