雅思口语黄金法则之关键词词义解析

　　6.To get ahead – to make progress, to succeed

　　Usual subjects: people

　　Anyone can get ahead in life if he or she really tries hard.

　　Can a criminal get ahead by stealing money from a bank?

　　The dream of most politicians is to get ahead in national politics.

　　7.To get around – to travel, to move about

　　Usual subject: living things (people, animals); information (news, idea, secret, gossip)

　　It’s difficult for a person with a broken leg to get around.

　　Everyone knows him well; he really gets around.

　　How did my secret get around to all my friends so quickly?

　　8.To hold on – to wait, to pause

　　Usual subjects: people

　　This idiom is usually used in a polite command form. or in indirect speech. It is commonly used when asking someone to wait on the telephone.

　　Please hold on; I’ll see if the doctor is in. (polite command)

　　I asked him to hold on before he finally left. (Indirect speech)

　　Unusual: He held on before he left.

　　It is usually followed by a time expression such as “ a second, a minute.”

　　Please hold on a second! Could you hold on a minute? (A question form. is possible)

　　9.To open up – to talk honestly and freely; to reveal a secret

　　Usual subject: people

　　This idiom basically means that one doesn’t hide his true feelings.

　　Their marriage plans fell through because neither one of them could ever open up to the other.

　　In court, you are expected to open up about what you know.

　　10.To come up – to arise

　　Usual subjects: a problem, question, issue

　　A serious problem came up after the project had been started.

　　Many questions came up about the quality of the project.

　　A political issue came up which embarrassed the candidate.

　　11.

　　To break in – to interrupt (someone who is already speaking)

　　Usual subjects: people

　　While I was explaining my point of view, he broke in to argue with me.

　　During the regular TV program, the newsman broke in to tell about the recent disaster.

　　When your teacher is speaking, you shouldn’t break in.

　　12.To catch on – to finally understand

　　Usual subject: people

　　This idiom means that someone had difficulty in understanding something, but finally was able to understand.

　　After two hours of trying to learn the new game, he caught on.

　　The lady in the back of the room repeated her question several times but I still couldn’t catch on.

　　13.To look on – to watch, to observe, to be a spectator

　　Usual subjects: people

　　I looked on as they tried to fix the machine, which had broken down.

　　The shopkeeper could only look on as the armed robbers stole all of his money.

　　When people are playing sports, I don’t enjoy looking on; I would rather play also!

　　14.To settle down – 1) to become calm, quiet, or peaceful

　　2) to begin a normal, stable life

　　Usual subjects: living things (people, animals)

　　#1 ---The children settled down when their teacher entered.

　　The barking dogs settled down after the loud truck passed by.

　　#2 ---Many young people are now getting steady jobs, getting married, and settling down in their own homes.

　　Many people settle down in San Diego because of the fine weather.

　　15. To show up – to arrive, to appear

　　Usual subjects: people

　　This idiom is often used when someone appears somewhere late.

　　He finally showed up an hour late.

　　I hope our teacher doesn’t show up so that we can leave. (作者：颜炜)

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