CNN news 2010-12-29 加文本

1.Frank Pratt went in to check on his swimming pool store when someone came in, beat him up, knocked him unconscious and left him tied up.

check on查对, 核实, 检查

例句：Will you check on the time the train leaves?
      请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗?

tie up包起来; 系紧

例句：Hurry up. Tie up your shoelaces; we are late.
      快点, 系上你的鞋带, 我们晚了。

      The package wasn't tied up securely and came apart while in the mail.
      这个包裹没有绑紧, 在邮递途中散开了。

2.Back in 2004 a shotgun blast robbed her of her identity.

rob of抢夺(某人)…

例句：They knocked me down and robbed me of my wallet.
      他们将我击倒并抢走了我的钱包。

3.Breathing, eating, living, everything we take for granted was difficult for her.

take for granted认为…理所当然, 想当然

例句：Don't take his help for granted.
      不要认为他的帮助是应该的。

      We shouldn't take anything for granted.
      我们不要认为什么都是理所当然的。