1. burn down/burn out/burn up
burn down (火勢(shì))減弱，(被)焚毀；burn out燒盡，熄滅；burn up 被燒掉(毀)，燒得更旺。
2. how often/how long/how far/how soon
how often有"多久一次"的意思，是對(duì)做某事的頻率提問(wèn)。對(duì)how often的回答一般是：twice a year/three times a week。how long表示 "時(shí)間多久或物體多長(zhǎng)"，表示時(shí)間時(shí)側(cè)重指 "一段時(shí)間"。對(duì)how long的回答一般是時(shí)間段，如for three days。how far 是提問(wèn)"路程有多遠(yuǎn)"，詢問(wèn)距離的，還可以表示程度。how soon表示 "多久之后"，主要用來(lái)對(duì)表示將來(lái)的一段時(shí)間提問(wèn)。對(duì)how soon的回答一般是：in + 時(shí)間段，如in two days/in five years。 轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)注明出處：天星教育試題調(diào)研《考前搶分必備》
【真題回放】Students are always interested in finding out______they can go with a new teacher。(2008·安徽卷)
A. how far B. how soon C how often D how long
答案： A
3. call at/call back/call for/call in/call on/call up
call at (a place) 訪問(wèn)(某地);call back 回電話; call for (公開)要求，需要; call in 要求退回，召來(lái);call on 邀請(qǐng)，請(qǐng)求; call up 使回憶起，使想起。
4. come about/come across/come off/come out/come true/come up
come about 發(fā)生;come across(偶然)遇見;come off 能被去掉(或除去)；come out出版，發(fā)行; come true變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)，實(shí)現(xiàn);come up 長(zhǎng)出地面，升起。
【真題回放】—Have you______some new ideas?
—Yeah. I’ll tell you later. (2007·江蘇卷)
A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come out with
答案： C
5. cut down/cut off/cut through/cut up/cut in
cut down砍倒，削減；cut off打斷，中斷(供給)；cut through開辟(出路或通道)；cut up(嚴(yán)重地)割傷，打傷，切碎；cut in插嘴。
6. break out/break down/break away from/break into/break off/break through/break up
break out爆發(fā)；break down出故障，壞掉；break away from突然掙脫，逃脫；break into強(qiáng)行闖入；break off中斷，斷開；break through克服，戰(zhàn)勝;break up拆開，打散。
7. bring in/bring up/bring about
bring in引入，賺得；bring up撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育；bring about導(dǎo)致，引起。
8. run out/go out/give out/leave out
run out用完，耗盡；go out外出交際，送出，發(fā)出；give out用完，耗盡，停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn); leave out省去， 遺漏， 不包括。轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)注明出處：天星教育試題調(diào)研《考前搶分必備》
【真題回放】 — I’m still working on my project.
— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______. (2008·江蘇卷)
A. running out B. going out C. giving out D. losing out
答案： A
9. get along with/get back/get close to/get down to/get in touch with/get off/get through
get along with與……相處；get back回去，返回；get close to接近；get down to開始做…… get in touch with與……聯(lián)系(接觸)；get off脫下；get through順利通過(guò)(考試等)，撥通(電話)。
【真題回放】 It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, will you please help me ______ the clothes on the line? (2008·陜西卷)
A. get off B. get back C. get in D. get on
答案： C
10. go away/go against/go ahead/go bad/go off/go on doing/go on with/go up
go away 走開，離家外出，消失；go against 違反，與……不符(或相反)；go ahead 走在前面，先走；go bad (食物)變壞，壞掉；go off 離開(尤指去做某事); go on doing sth. 繼續(xù)干某事，不停地干某事; go on with sth。(尤指停頓或中斷之后)繼續(xù)做某事; go up (價(jià)格，溫度等)上漲，上升。
11.keep back/keep fit/keep in touch with/keep on/keep up with/keep out
keep back 保留; keep fit 保持健康; keep in touch with 與……保持聯(lián)系; keep on 繼續(xù);keep up with跟上，并駕齊驅(qū)；keep out 不進(jìn)入，留在外面。
12. take after/take apart/take away/take down/take on/take off/take up/take over/take in
動(dòng)詞take的相關(guān)短語(yǔ)也是高頻短語(yǔ)，常見的有：take after (外貌或行為)像(父或母)；take apart 拆卸，拆開(機(jī)器等);take away 解除，消除(感情、痛苦等);take down 拆掉，拆卸，誤認(rèn)為;take on 呈現(xiàn)，雇傭，承擔(dān)(責(zé)任);take off 取消，脫下(衣帽等);take up 占用(時(shí)間)，占據(jù)(空間)，開始從事；take over 接管，接手;take in 留宿，收留，吸入。
【真題回放】 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside(2008·全國(guó)卷Ⅰ)
A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up
答案： C
13. turn down/turn... into.../turn off/turn out/turn up/turn over
turn down 關(guān)小，把……調(diào)低；turn ... into ... 把……變成…… turn off 關(guān)掉(水、電、收音機(jī)等)；turn out 證明是，結(jié)果是；turn up 到達(dá)，偶然出現(xiàn)；turn over 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，翻身。
【真題回放】 — What are you reading, Tom?
— I’m not really reading, just ______ the pages。(2008·全國(guó)卷Ⅱ)
A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up
答案： C
14. die of/die from/die down/die out
die of死于(內(nèi)在原因，如疾病等)；die from死于(外在原因，如事故等)；die down 逐漸變?nèi)?，逐漸平息；die out滅絕。
15.give away/give off/give out/give in to/give back
give away 捐贈(zèng)，分發(fā)，泄露；give off 發(fā)出，放出(氣味、熱、光等)；give out發(fā)出，用完；give in to向……投降，讓步； give back 使恢復(fù)，歸還。
16. hold on/hold out/hold back/hold up
hold on(電話用語(yǔ))等一下，別掛斷；hold out堅(jiān)持，抵抗，提供機(jī)會(huì)；hold back隱瞞；hold up推遲，耽擱。
【真題回放】 — If Peter there?
— ______ , please. I’ll see if I can find him for you. (2008·江蘇卷)
A. Hold up B Hold on C Hold out D Hold off
答案： B
17. look into/look through/look on/look out/look down on
look into調(diào)查；look through快速查看；look on旁觀；look out當(dāng)心；look down on輕視，瞧不起。
18.make up/make out/make no sense/make up for/make the most of
make up構(gòu)成，化妝；make out理解，明白(事理)；make no sense沒(méi)有意義；make up for彌補(bǔ)； make the most of充分利用。
19.pay back/pay off/pay for
pay back(向某人)還錢；pay off付清；pay for 為……付費(fèi)。
20.pick up/pick out
pick up 拿起，(為某人)收拾，(開車)接人，接收(信號(hào)、聲音、圖像等)，(偶然)學(xué)會(huì)；pick out 精心挑選，辨別出。
【易混短語(yǔ)辨析】
1. since then / from then on / ever since / ever before
since then意為 "從那時(shí)以來(lái)"，通常與動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用，指從過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻起到現(xiàn)在為止的一段時(shí)間。from then on意為 "從那時(shí)起"，通常與動(dòng)詞的一般過(guò)去時(shí)連用，指過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻之后的時(shí)間。ever since意為"自……以后，從……起"，其中since是副詞，意為"從那以后"，通常與延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞的完成時(shí)態(tài)連用。ever before的意思是"在以往任何時(shí)候"，常出現(xiàn)在than后面，其中before是副詞，有時(shí)可以省略，ever用以加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。如：
She has lived here since then.
From then on he was a model student.
He went to Tibet in 1956 and has lived there ever since.
It’s raining harder than ever (before).
2. on board /on the board /on the boards
on board泛指"在船上"，還可指"在飛機(jī)(火車，公共汽車等)上"。這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)也可接船名或船的類型(如：on board the Dongfeng在東風(fēng)號(hào)上；on board a liner在郵輪上)。 on the board除可表示"在(具體的)這艘或那艘船上"外，還可表示"在會(huì)上討論"。 on the boards中的boards是"舞臺(tái)"的意思，其原義是"在舞臺(tái)上"，現(xiàn)常引申為"做演員"或"演出"，常用在連系動(dòng)詞be后作表語(yǔ)。
3. too much/much too
much too意為"太……"，相當(dāng)于very。too much 意為"太多"，可修飾不可數(shù)名詞；若修飾可數(shù)名詞，則用too many。如：
Now too many people become much too fat, for they eat too much.
4. on the air/in the air/in the open air
on the air意為"正在播送(電視、廣播)"；in the air意為"在傳播中，可感覺(jué)到的，流行"；in the open air意為"在戶外"。如：
They were in the open air discussing a problem in the air when the news that a war broke out in Iraq was on the air.
5. at a distance/in the distance
at a distance 是"從遠(yuǎn)處"的意思，表示一定的距離、近距離或可以說(shuō)明具體的距離，其不定冠詞a有時(shí)可以省略或是改為some。 in the distance 表示在"在遠(yuǎn)處"，強(qiáng)調(diào)距離之遠(yuǎn)。如：
This picture looks better at a distance.
We saw lights in the distance.
6. at any moment/at the moment/for a moment/for the moment/in a moment/the moment
at any moment 意為"隨時(shí)，任何時(shí)候"，與at any time 及at all times同義；at the moment 表示"現(xiàn)在，此刻"的意思，用于一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，也可以說(shuō)成at this moment，相當(dāng)于now/at present; for a moment 意為"片刻，一會(huì)兒"；for the moment 意為"目前，暫時(shí)"。in a moment 意為"立即，馬上"，表示現(xiàn)在或過(guò)去的動(dòng)作即將發(fā)生的時(shí)間；the moment 用來(lái)引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，意為"一……就……"，相當(dāng)于as soon as。如：
We can ask him for help at any moment.
I am busy at the moment.
The man was silent for a moment.
For the moment he didn’t know what to say.
Hurry up, the film will start in a moment.
The moment I saw I knew that there was no hope.
7. care about/care for/take care of
care about 意為"關(guān)心，在意"，指由于某事重要，或是因責(zé)任所在而關(guān)心計(jì)較，一般用于否定句； care for 意為"喜歡，照顧"。用作"喜歡"時(shí)一般用于否定句或是疑問(wèn)句中；take care of 意為"照料"，相當(dāng)于look after。如：
He doesn’t care about his clothes.
I don’t really care for red wine.
Take care of yourself!
8. because of/owing to/due to/as a result of/thanks to
這些短語(yǔ)都可以表示原因，但用法不盡相同。
because of 意為"因?yàn)椋捎?，在句中一般作狀語(yǔ)，可置于句首或句末; owing to意為"由于，因?yàn)?， 在句中通常作狀語(yǔ)，其所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)必須是修飾全句的，嚴(yán)格地講，置于句末時(shí)應(yīng)用逗號(hào)和主句隔開，而because of 則不用；due to 所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)在句中一般作表語(yǔ)和定語(yǔ)，但在很多場(chǎng)合中可以與owing to 通用；as a result of 意為"由于……"；thanks to 意為"幸虧，由于，因?yàn)?，它所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)可以表達(dá)正面的意思(表示謝意)，也可以用于諷刺。如：
Because of illness, the boy did not go to school.
He was injured due to(=owing to) a car accident.
As a result of the war the lives of many people were lost.
Thanks to your rotten ideas, we went the long way. (含有諷刺的意味)
9. catch up with/keep up with
catch up with意為"趕上"，指從后面追上或改變落后的狀況；keep up with 意為"跟上"，指齊步前進(jìn)，并駕齊驅(qū)，不致落后或掉隊(duì)。另外keep up with 還可以表示"與……保持聯(lián)系"的意思。如：
Tom caught up with the German girl.
They tried to keep up with Britain in building ships.
10. take the place of/take one’s place/take place
take the place of sb./sth。相當(dāng)于 take sb.’s place/sth.’s place，即"代替某人或某物"； take one’s place意為"就位"；take place 意為"發(fā)生"， 用作不及物動(dòng)詞，沒(méi)有被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。如：更多精彩盡在《試題調(diào)研》第9輯《考前搶分必備》！
Tractors have now taken the place of horses and cows in most villages.
Take your place, please. We are about to start.
This took place in London。
burn down (火勢(shì))減弱，(被)焚毀；burn out燒盡，熄滅；burn up 被燒掉(毀)，燒得更旺。
2. how often/how long/how far/how soon
how often有"多久一次"的意思，是對(duì)做某事的頻率提問(wèn)。對(duì)how often的回答一般是：twice a year/three times a week。how long表示 "時(shí)間多久或物體多長(zhǎng)"，表示時(shí)間時(shí)側(cè)重指 "一段時(shí)間"。對(duì)how long的回答一般是時(shí)間段，如for three days。how far 是提問(wèn)"路程有多遠(yuǎn)"，詢問(wèn)距離的，還可以表示程度。how soon表示 "多久之后"，主要用來(lái)對(duì)表示將來(lái)的一段時(shí)間提問(wèn)。對(duì)how soon的回答一般是：in + 時(shí)間段，如in two days/in five years。 轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)注明出處：天星教育試題調(diào)研《考前搶分必備》
【真題回放】Students are always interested in finding out______they can go with a new teacher。(2008·安徽卷)
A. how far B. how soon C how often D how long
答案： A
3. call at/call back/call for/call in/call on/call up
call at (a place) 訪問(wèn)(某地);call back 回電話; call for (公開)要求，需要; call in 要求退回，召來(lái);call on 邀請(qǐng)，請(qǐng)求; call up 使回憶起，使想起。
4. come about/come across/come off/come out/come true/come up
come about 發(fā)生;come across(偶然)遇見;come off 能被去掉(或除去)；come out出版，發(fā)行; come true變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)，實(shí)現(xiàn);come up 長(zhǎng)出地面，升起。
【真題回放】—Have you______some new ideas?
—Yeah. I’ll tell you later. (2007·江蘇卷)
A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come out with
答案： C
5. cut down/cut off/cut through/cut up/cut in
cut down砍倒，削減；cut off打斷，中斷(供給)；cut through開辟(出路或通道)；cut up(嚴(yán)重地)割傷，打傷，切碎；cut in插嘴。
6. break out/break down/break away from/break into/break off/break through/break up
break out爆發(fā)；break down出故障，壞掉；break away from突然掙脫，逃脫；break into強(qiáng)行闖入；break off中斷，斷開；break through克服，戰(zhàn)勝;break up拆開，打散。
7. bring in/bring up/bring about
bring in引入，賺得；bring up撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育；bring about導(dǎo)致，引起。
8. run out/go out/give out/leave out
run out用完，耗盡；go out外出交際，送出，發(fā)出；give out用完，耗盡，停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn); leave out省去， 遺漏， 不包括。轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)注明出處：天星教育試題調(diào)研《考前搶分必備》
【真題回放】 — I’m still working on my project.
— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______. (2008·江蘇卷)
A. running out B. going out C. giving out D. losing out
答案： A
9. get along with/get back/get close to/get down to/get in touch with/get off/get through
get along with與……相處；get back回去，返回；get close to接近；get down to開始做…… get in touch with與……聯(lián)系(接觸)；get off脫下；get through順利通過(guò)(考試等)，撥通(電話)。
【真題回放】 It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, will you please help me ______ the clothes on the line? (2008·陜西卷)
A. get off B. get back C. get in D. get on
答案： C
10. go away/go against/go ahead/go bad/go off/go on doing/go on with/go up
go away 走開，離家外出，消失；go against 違反，與……不符(或相反)；go ahead 走在前面，先走；go bad (食物)變壞，壞掉；go off 離開(尤指去做某事); go on doing sth. 繼續(xù)干某事，不停地干某事; go on with sth。(尤指停頓或中斷之后)繼續(xù)做某事; go up (價(jià)格，溫度等)上漲，上升。
11.keep back/keep fit/keep in touch with/keep on/keep up with/keep out
keep back 保留; keep fit 保持健康; keep in touch with 與……保持聯(lián)系; keep on 繼續(xù);keep up with跟上，并駕齊驅(qū)；keep out 不進(jìn)入，留在外面。
12. take after/take apart/take away/take down/take on/take off/take up/take over/take in
動(dòng)詞take的相關(guān)短語(yǔ)也是高頻短語(yǔ)，常見的有：take after (外貌或行為)像(父或母)；take apart 拆卸，拆開(機(jī)器等);take away 解除，消除(感情、痛苦等);take down 拆掉，拆卸，誤認(rèn)為;take on 呈現(xiàn)，雇傭，承擔(dān)(責(zé)任);take off 取消，脫下(衣帽等);take up 占用(時(shí)間)，占據(jù)(空間)，開始從事；take over 接管，接手;take in 留宿，收留，吸入。
【真題回放】 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside(2008·全國(guó)卷Ⅰ)
A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up
答案： C
13. turn down/turn... into.../turn off/turn out/turn up/turn over
turn down 關(guān)小，把……調(diào)低；turn ... into ... 把……變成…… turn off 關(guān)掉(水、電、收音機(jī)等)；turn out 證明是，結(jié)果是；turn up 到達(dá)，偶然出現(xiàn)；turn over 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，翻身。
【真題回放】 — What are you reading, Tom?
— I’m not really reading, just ______ the pages。(2008·全國(guó)卷Ⅱ)
A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up
答案： C
14. die of/die from/die down/die out
die of死于(內(nèi)在原因，如疾病等)；die from死于(外在原因，如事故等)；die down 逐漸變?nèi)?，逐漸平息；die out滅絕。
15.give away/give off/give out/give in to/give back
give away 捐贈(zèng)，分發(fā)，泄露；give off 發(fā)出，放出(氣味、熱、光等)；give out發(fā)出，用完；give in to向……投降，讓步； give back 使恢復(fù)，歸還。
16. hold on/hold out/hold back/hold up
hold on(電話用語(yǔ))等一下，別掛斷；hold out堅(jiān)持，抵抗，提供機(jī)會(huì)；hold back隱瞞；hold up推遲，耽擱。
【真題回放】 — If Peter there?
— ______ , please. I’ll see if I can find him for you. (2008·江蘇卷)
A. Hold up B Hold on C Hold out D Hold off
答案： B
17. look into/look through/look on/look out/look down on
look into調(diào)查；look through快速查看；look on旁觀；look out當(dāng)心；look down on輕視，瞧不起。
18.make up/make out/make no sense/make up for/make the most of
make up構(gòu)成，化妝；make out理解，明白(事理)；make no sense沒(méi)有意義；make up for彌補(bǔ)； make the most of充分利用。
19.pay back/pay off/pay for
pay back(向某人)還錢；pay off付清；pay for 為……付費(fèi)。
20.pick up/pick out
pick up 拿起，(為某人)收拾，(開車)接人，接收(信號(hào)、聲音、圖像等)，(偶然)學(xué)會(huì)；pick out 精心挑選，辨別出。
【易混短語(yǔ)辨析】
1. since then / from then on / ever since / ever before
since then意為 "從那時(shí)以來(lái)"，通常與動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用，指從過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻起到現(xiàn)在為止的一段時(shí)間。from then on意為 "從那時(shí)起"，通常與動(dòng)詞的一般過(guò)去時(shí)連用，指過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻之后的時(shí)間。ever since意為"自……以后，從……起"，其中since是副詞，意為"從那以后"，通常與延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞的完成時(shí)態(tài)連用。ever before的意思是"在以往任何時(shí)候"，常出現(xiàn)在than后面，其中before是副詞，有時(shí)可以省略，ever用以加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。如：
She has lived here since then.
From then on he was a model student.
He went to Tibet in 1956 and has lived there ever since.
It’s raining harder than ever (before).
2. on board /on the board /on the boards
on board泛指"在船上"，還可指"在飛機(jī)(火車，公共汽車等)上"。這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)也可接船名或船的類型(如：on board the Dongfeng在東風(fēng)號(hào)上；on board a liner在郵輪上)。 on the board除可表示"在(具體的)這艘或那艘船上"外，還可表示"在會(huì)上討論"。 on the boards中的boards是"舞臺(tái)"的意思，其原義是"在舞臺(tái)上"，現(xiàn)常引申為"做演員"或"演出"，常用在連系動(dòng)詞be后作表語(yǔ)。
3. too much/much too
much too意為"太……"，相當(dāng)于very。too much 意為"太多"，可修飾不可數(shù)名詞；若修飾可數(shù)名詞，則用too many。如：
Now too many people become much too fat, for they eat too much.
4. on the air/in the air/in the open air
on the air意為"正在播送(電視、廣播)"；in the air意為"在傳播中，可感覺(jué)到的，流行"；in the open air意為"在戶外"。如：
They were in the open air discussing a problem in the air when the news that a war broke out in Iraq was on the air.
5. at a distance/in the distance
at a distance 是"從遠(yuǎn)處"的意思，表示一定的距離、近距離或可以說(shuō)明具體的距離，其不定冠詞a有時(shí)可以省略或是改為some。 in the distance 表示在"在遠(yuǎn)處"，強(qiáng)調(diào)距離之遠(yuǎn)。如：
This picture looks better at a distance.
We saw lights in the distance.
6. at any moment/at the moment/for a moment/for the moment/in a moment/the moment
at any moment 意為"隨時(shí)，任何時(shí)候"，與at any time 及at all times同義；at the moment 表示"現(xiàn)在，此刻"的意思，用于一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，也可以說(shuō)成at this moment，相當(dāng)于now/at present; for a moment 意為"片刻，一會(huì)兒"；for the moment 意為"目前，暫時(shí)"。in a moment 意為"立即，馬上"，表示現(xiàn)在或過(guò)去的動(dòng)作即將發(fā)生的時(shí)間；the moment 用來(lái)引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，意為"一……就……"，相當(dāng)于as soon as。如：
We can ask him for help at any moment.
I am busy at the moment.
The man was silent for a moment.
For the moment he didn’t know what to say.
Hurry up, the film will start in a moment.
The moment I saw I knew that there was no hope.
7. care about/care for/take care of
care about 意為"關(guān)心，在意"，指由于某事重要，或是因責(zé)任所在而關(guān)心計(jì)較，一般用于否定句； care for 意為"喜歡，照顧"。用作"喜歡"時(shí)一般用于否定句或是疑問(wèn)句中；take care of 意為"照料"，相當(dāng)于look after。如：
He doesn’t care about his clothes.
I don’t really care for red wine.
Take care of yourself!
8. because of/owing to/due to/as a result of/thanks to
這些短語(yǔ)都可以表示原因，但用法不盡相同。
because of 意為"因?yàn)椋捎?，在句中一般作狀語(yǔ)，可置于句首或句末; owing to意為"由于，因?yàn)?， 在句中通常作狀語(yǔ)，其所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)必須是修飾全句的，嚴(yán)格地講，置于句末時(shí)應(yīng)用逗號(hào)和主句隔開，而because of 則不用；due to 所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)在句中一般作表語(yǔ)和定語(yǔ)，但在很多場(chǎng)合中可以與owing to 通用；as a result of 意為"由于……"；thanks to 意為"幸虧，由于，因?yàn)?，它所引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)可以表達(dá)正面的意思(表示謝意)，也可以用于諷刺。如：
Because of illness, the boy did not go to school.
He was injured due to(=owing to) a car accident.
As a result of the war the lives of many people were lost.
Thanks to your rotten ideas, we went the long way. (含有諷刺的意味)
9. catch up with/keep up with
catch up with意為"趕上"，指從后面追上或改變落后的狀況；keep up with 意為"跟上"，指齊步前進(jìn)，并駕齊驅(qū)，不致落后或掉隊(duì)。另外keep up with 還可以表示"與……保持聯(lián)系"的意思。如：
Tom caught up with the German girl.
They tried to keep up with Britain in building ships.
10. take the place of/take one’s place/take place
take the place of sb./sth。相當(dāng)于 take sb.’s place/sth.’s place，即"代替某人或某物"； take one’s place意為"就位"；take place 意為"發(fā)生"， 用作不及物動(dòng)詞，沒(méi)有被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。如：更多精彩盡在《試題調(diào)研》第9輯《考前搶分必備》！
Tractors have now taken the place of horses and cows in most villages.
Take your place, please. We are about to start.
This took place in London。