情景對話

Jack: Care for a cup of tea?

Jim: I think I'll pass.

杰克：喝杯茶嗎？

吉姆：我想我就算了。

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· don't care for 不喜歡；不在乎

· care to do 想要做……

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He had a strong desire to care for others even when he was a boy.

甚至當他是小男孩的時候，他就十分渴望照顧他人。

She knew nothing about caring for animals． 她對養動物一竅不通。

To be honest, I don't care for the color of the shirt． 說實話，我不喜歡這件襯衫的顏色。

Do you care for some coffee？ 你要喝點咖啡嗎？

He never cares for reptiles like snakes and crocodiles.

他從來都不喜歡像蛇和鱷魚這類爬行動物。

情景對話

Mom: Get inside, honey. It's too cold outside. You can catch a cold.

Son: I'm OK, mom. I'm building a snowman.

媽媽：親愛的，進來吧。外面太冷了，你會感冒的。

兒子：媽媽，我沒事的。我正在堆雪人。

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· catch diseases 得病

· catch malaria 患上瘧疾

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Is it true that people under stress are more likely to catch a cold?

有壓力的人更容易感冒，這是真的嗎？

Wear warm clothes, otherwise you may catch a cold． 穿暖和點，否則你可能會感冒。

Dora catches a terrible cold and has asked for leave． 多拉得了重感冒，請假了。

She doesn't know why she always catches a cold． 她不明白自己為什么總是感冒。

He has been sneezing all the morning and might have a cold.

他一上午都在打噴嚏，可能是感冒了。

情景對話

Fox: When did it start to catch on?

Grant: I'm not sure about that, either.

福克斯：它是什么時候開始流行的？

格蘭特：我也不太清楚。

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· catch on to 明白，認識到

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It's sure to catch on quickly． 它肯定很快會流行起來。

Some of his designs never really caught on． 他的一些設計從未真正流行起來。

The child is slow to catch on． 這個孩子理解得很慢。

I don't quite catch on to his words． 我不太理解他的話。

Not knowing much Chinese, he didn't catch on to the joke at first.

由于知道的漢語不多，剛開始他并不理解這個笑話。

情景對話

Hill: Why is he cleaning the classroom? I thought it was his turn yesterday.

Jane: It was. But he was caught sleeping in the class, so he was asked to clean the classroom today as a punishment.

希爾：他為什么在打掃教室？我還以為昨天輪到他打掃呢。

簡：昨天是輪到他。但是他被抓到在課堂上睡覺，所以被要求今天打掃教室，作為懲罰。

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· get caught 被抓

· be caught doing sth 被抓住在做某事

· catch sb in the act(of doing sth)看到某人正在做某事

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He caught a thief trying to reach into his bag． 他逮到一個試圖把手伸進他包里的小偷。

I caught him smoking in the lounge． 我撞見他在休息室吸煙。

She caught him doing something secret． 她發現他正在做什么秘密的事。

We got caught in a traffic jam yesterday． 我們昨天遇到交通堵塞了。

情景對話

Helen: You go first. I'll catch up with you guys later.

Jack: Sure.

海倫：你們先走。我一會兒就趕上你們。

杰克：好的。

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· catch up on （事后）得到關于……的消息；彌補（工作等）

· catch up to 趕上；逮捕；處罰

· catch up in 沉湎于

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It's not too late for us to catch up with them． 我們現在趕上他們還不是太晚。

We are trying very hard to catch up with the advanced level． 我們正在努力趕上先進水平。

You have to believe smoking will catch up with you sooner or later.

你要相信吸煙早晚會害了你。

Rest for a while so that they can catch up with us． 休息一會兒，以便他們能趕上我們。

Her fear catches up with her． 恐懼會讓她嘗到苦果。

情景對話

Andrew: Aren't you going to the movies together?

Bart: We planned to go. But she has changed her mind.

安德魯：你們不是要一起去看電影嗎？

巴特：我們原本打算去的。但是她改變主意了。

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· change A to B 將A改成B

· change from 從……變成

· change into （使）變為

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How do you get her to change her mind？ 你是怎么使她改變主意的？

He changed his mind about what he wanted to do at the last minute.

他在最后時刻對自己想要做的事改變了主意。

The news made me change my mind． 這個消息使我改變了主意。

I have decided on this and nothing can change my mind． 我已經決定了，什么也改變不了我的想法。

If you don't give him a positive answer now, he might change his mind later.

如果你現在不給他一個明確的答案，他之后可能會改變主意。

情景對話

Bill: How much does the local nursery charge us a week?

Carrie: Almost US$300.

比爾：當地托兒所每周收我們多少錢？

嘉利：將近300美元。

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· charge for 要價，收費

· free of charge 免費

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How much does he charge you？ 他要價多少？

He charges me US$100 for his service． 他向我收取100美元的服務費。

How much do you charge for repairing the car？ 修這輛小汽車你要多少錢？

Do they charge for the use of the printer？ 使用打印機要收費嗎？

情景對話

Nixon: Tell Rose to charge these goods to my account.

Rita: But Rose has taken her day off.

尼克松：告訴羅絲把這些商品記在我的賬上。

麗塔：但是羅絲已經請假了。

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· charge to 把……記入，記賬

· charge sth to sb 將……的賬單寄給……

· cash or charge 付現還是刷卡

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He charges the bill to his account． 他將賬單記在他的賬上。

Please charge the expenses to her account． 請把花費記在她的賬上。

Charge it to my account． 這個記我賬上。

Go buy an evening dress and charge it to me． 去買一件晚禮服，記在我賬上。

情景對話

Sue: Anything wrong?

Tony: No, I'm just checking to see if everything is all right.

蘇：出了什么問題嗎？

托尼：不，我只是看看是否一切順利。

觸類旁通

· check oneself 克制自己；抑制

· be held/kept in check 受到控制；被控制住

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I'll check if there are any rooms available． 我會確認一下是否還有空房。

Check whether the equipment is in good condition． 確認一下設備是否狀況良好。

Check if you can carry it yourself． 看看你自己能不能提得動。

Go check whether there are any eggs in the fridge． 去看看冰箱里有沒有雞蛋。

Could you check if the flight has arrived yet？ 你能查一下這趟航班是否抵達了嗎？

情景對話

Rita: Good morning. Check in?

Walker: No, I'm looking for Sam who lives in this hotel.

麗塔：上午好，辦理入住手續嗎？

沃克：不，我來找住在這家酒店的薩姆。

觸類旁通

· check into 到達并在……登記；調查

· I'd like to check in． 我想辦理入住手續。

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Where should the guests check in？ 客人們應該在哪里辦理登記手續？

They checked into a luxurious hotel for one night． 他們在一個豪華酒店住了一晚。

He checked in in the morning but checked out in the afternoon on the same day.

他上午辦了入住手續，但是在同一天下午又辦了退房手續。

There is something fishy about him; check into his background.

他有點可疑，調查一下他的背景。