地道美语听力练习:天气预报

drive up
to transport someone to a place on a higher level or to a place in the north; to arrive some place in a vehicle
用车等送上，驾车等到来；迫使…上去(或上升)；使(价格)上涨，抬高；【美国俚语】请过来【用于祈使句】

Example:

1. Ralph drove Sally up to the cabin. He was going to drive her up last week, but could not.

2. The strong global economy was driving up demand for Chinese goods, the NDRC said.

Quiz：Choose the right answer.

Amazon has a number of similar deals, all of which it hopes will drive up revenue and net income. In this sentence，what does the "drive up" mean?
A. 开车；驾车
B. 上升
C. 抬高
D. 请过来

上期答案：
on the block 意为“在出售中”，比如：They put their paintings on the block. 他们把油画拿去拍卖。