BBC news 2011-03-11 加文本

超时,加班,加点,随着时间的过去,长期以来

get rid of

摆脱
He can't get rid of the cold.
他的感冒老是好不了。

take to

1.开始从事
He took to studying English 5 years ago.
他五年前开始学英语。

2.喜欢
Mary took to her new teacher the first time they met.
玛丽第一次见到新老师时就喜欢上她了。

call for

1.需要
This is a problem that calls for immediate solution.
这是个迫切需要解决的问题。

2.接(人)
We will call for her early tomorrow morning.
我们明天一早就去接她。

draw up

1.起草;制订
He has drawn up a vacation plan.
他已拟出假期计划。

2.使靠近
Draw up a chair and sit down.
拉把椅子过来坐下。

3.停住
A truck drew up in front of the house.
一辆卡车在房子前停下来。

insist on

固定词组 ph.

坚决地宣告;督促,强烈地要求

I always insist on wholemeal bread. 
 我一贯主张要吃全麦面包. 

walk down

v.通过散步消化,在步行速度和距离方面胜过...

Walk down this street to the end then turn right.
沿街走到尽头再往右拐

pull up

1.向上拉;拔
Don't try to pull up the plant!
别拔那棵植物!

2.(使)停下来
The driver pulled up at the gate.
司机在大门前停下车子。

back down

放弃;让步;打退堂鼓
He backed down after I saw his mistake.
在我拆穿他的大话后,他让步了。

I see he has backed down from the position he took last week.
我注意到他放弃了上星期的立场。

compare to

把...比作
He compared the girl to the moon in the poem.
他在诗中把那姑娘比作月亮。