VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Numbers Part Two

come up with (针对问题等)想出;提供
例句：He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。

2. If you are going out with your girlfriend, or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go along on your date.

go out参加社交活动
例句：Mrs. Snow will go out a great deal, even at seventy-five.
斯诺夫人已经75岁了, 还经常参加社交活动。
go along赞同; 一致; 陪伴, 陪同前往, 同行
例句：He could go along with it most of the way, but not entirely.
他大部分同意, 但不能完全赞同。

3. But they were really happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school.

graduate from从…毕业
例句：He graduated from Taipei University.
他毕业于台北大学。

4. They were on cloud nine.

on cloud nine极快乐
例句：He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
他在比赛胜利后欣喜若狂。

5. Nine times out of ten, students who do well in school find good jobs. 

do well in成绩好,…做得好
例句：He was keenly resolved to do well in the examination.
他下定决心要在考试中取得优异成绩。

6. Last year, one of my friends applied for a better job at her office.

apply for申请
例句：He applied for a passport.
他申请护照。

7. I guess her lucky number came up.

come up开始;发生
例句：I'll let him know if anything comes up.
如有什么事,我会告诉他的。