VOA慢速英语:Everyday Grammar: Introducing Phrasal Verbs

短语讲解：

1. Today we look at a very common verb form in English – phrasal verbs.

look at 看; 审视; 评判
例句：Look at your son!
看看你的儿子吧！

2. When you want to speak more formally, you can use a single word of Latin or French origin instead of most phrasal verbs.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：A spirit lamp burns spirits instead of oil.
酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。

3. At one time, British English speakers used phrasal verbs much less often than American English speakers.

at one time 一度， 从前
例句：The city at one time must have been prosperous.
这座古城肯定一度很繁荣。

4. You can say you care for someone with the phrasal verb look after as in:

look after 照顾; 照料; 料理
例句：I'll look after the advertising end.
我来负责广告方面的工作。

5. “I put up with the noise of my neighbor’s party because I knew it was his   birthday.”

put up with 将就; 忍受，容忍
例句：It suits me to put up with him.
宽容他正合我的心意。