28日口语黄金法则之关键idiom(一)

　　Chapter 1

　　Intransitive Verbs with Particles

　　To die down

　　To come about

　　To break down

　　To get ahead

　　To stand out

　　To get around

　　To fall through

　　To hold on

　　To open up

　　To come up

　　To break in

　　To catch on

　　To look on

　　To settle down

　　To show up

　　1.For three days the wind blew hard and strong, but on the fourth day it died down.

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　　2.I thought John and Mary were happy, but they recently got a divorce; how did it come about?

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　　3.My old car has a very bad engine; it will probably break down and need repairs.

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　　4.If you want to get ahead in life, you have to work hard and save your money.

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　　5.His poor clothes really stood out at the meeting because every one else was wearing a suit and tie.

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　　6.Since you dont have a car or motorcycle, how do you get around?

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　　7.Our plans for a trip to Europe fell through because we hadnt saved enough money for the plane tickets.

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　　8.Please hold on; Id like to ask a question before you continue your lecture.

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　　9.He told me all of his marriage problems, from beginning to end; he really opened up.

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　　10.Because several students didnt understand the teachers ideas, many questions came up.

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　　11.While I was talking, Tom broke in to tell me that he disagreed.

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　　12.After I spent two hours trying to explain the different idea, John finally caught on.

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　　13.While his friends were playing football, poor Joe, who had a broken leg, could only look on.

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　　14.At first the students in my class were too noisy, but eventually they settled down to work.

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　　15.Its already 10 oclock and Bill hasnt come yet; if he doesnt show up soon, our meeting will fall through.

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　　1.To die down to become more quiet; to diminish, to subside

　　Usual subjects: feelings ; natural events ; sounds

　　My anger at him has died down since he apologized to me.

　　After the storm, the strong winds died down.

　　The loud music died down after the police came.

　　2.To come about to happen, to occur; to be caused

　　Usual subject: event ; situations

　　This idiom is most often used in a How-Question, when we want to know the cause of something

　　How did the automobile accident come about?

　　His success came about after he started working harder.