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call up 打电话
重点解析 ▲ “给某人打电话”可以用call sb up或call up sb来表达，相当于ring up，其中up为副词。也可直接用call/phone sb来表示“打电话给某人”。
情景对话
Benjamin: Why didn't you call me up when you arrived last night?
Cathy: It's too late. Besides, the battery on my phone had run out.
本杰明：你昨晚到了为什么不给我打电话？
凯西：那时太晚了，而且我的手机没电了。
触类旁通
· give sb a call 给某人打电话 · give sb a ring 给某人打电话 · make a call to sb 给某人打电话
例句再现
Call up Peter and tell him we can't come today． 给彼得打电话，告诉他我们今天来不了了。
Never mind. I'll call her up and discuss it． 别担心，我会给她打电话和她商量的。
The reason why I didn't call my friend up was that I didn't think anybody could help me with this． 我之所以没有给朋友打电话，是因为我认为在这件事上没人能帮得了我。
You called her up in the middle of night and said you wanted to break up?
你半夜给她打电话，说想要分手？
I called everybody up, but they were all busy． 我给每个人都打电话了，但是他们都很忙。
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can/can't wait 不着急∕着急
重点解析 ▲ can wait的主语为sth时，表示某事可以等待、不用着急，而用can't wait则表示等不及了。can't wait的主语为sb时，可在该短语后加不定式，表示某人非常渴望做某事。
情景对话
Linda: Margaret, I need you help now.
Margaret: Can it wait? I'm a little tied up at the moment.
琳达：玛格丽特，我现在需要你的帮助。
玛格丽特：能等等吗？我现在有点忙。
触类旁通
· can wait till/until 可以等到……时候
· sb can't wait to do sth 某人非常想做某事
例句再现
Everything else can wait． 其他一切可以等等再说。
That can wait. Let's have some coffee first． 那个不着急，我们先喝点咖啡。
Can it wait till the afternoon？ 能等到下午吗？
I can't wait to see him． 我非常想见他。
We can't wait to leave this place． 我们非常想离开这个地方。
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can't stand 不喜欢，无法忍受
重点解析 ▲ can't stand后面接sb和sth均可，表示“无法忍受……，讨厌……”，此外stand后也加V-ing形式，指“不想做某事，不能忍受做某事”。
情景对话
Carl: I can't stand my roommate any more. I'm moving out.
Conan: Have you talked to him about this?
Carl: Not yet.
卡尔：我再也受不了我的室友了。我要搬出去住。
科南：你和他谈过了吗？
卡尔：还没有。
触类旁通
· I can't stand that..． 我无法忍受……
· can't stand sb doing sth 无法忍受某人做某事
· can stand sth 经得起，承受得住某事（困难、考验）
例句再现
I can't stand doing it all over again． 我无法忍受重新做一遍。
He can't stand her crying． 他无法忍受她哭。
I can't stand the way you talk to your mother． 我无法忍受你和你母亲说话的方式。
She can't stand hypocritical people． 她无法忍受虚伪的人。
I can't stand the smell in this room． 我无法忍受这个房间的气味。
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Can you believe...？ 你能相信……吗？
重点解析 ▲ can you believe后面可直接加名词、代词，也可跟that/how引导的宾语从句，多表示难以置信，其中that可以省略。
情景对话
Anderson: Can you believe (that) she doesn't know anything about it?
Bacon: I'm not sure. You mean she lied to me?
安德森：你能相信她对此事一无所知吗？
培根：我不确定。你的意思是她对我说谎了？
触类旁通
· I can't believe..． 我无法相信……
· How can you believe...？ 你怎么能相信……？
例句再现
Can you believe (that) it was 10 years ago that we visited this place for the first time?
你能相信我们第一次参观这个地方是10年前的事了吗？
Can you believe what he is saying？ 你能相信他说的话吗？
Can you believe (that) she is already 40 years old？ 你能相信她已经40岁了吗？
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can/can't afford 买得起；承受得住∕买不起；承受不起
重点解析 ▲ can afford后可接名词、代词，表示“买得起；负担得起”，其后接动词时，须用动词不定式，表示“经得住；承受得住”, can't afford 的用法与此相同。
情景对话
Ann: We have to start without him. We can't afford to wait.
Bart: Well, it seems we don't have other options.
安：我们不得不在没有他的情况下开始了。我们等不起。
巴特：好吧，我们似乎别无选择。
触类旁通
· can't afford to lose..． 负担不起失去……（的后果）
· can't afford to buy..． 买不起……
· can't afford to ignore..． 不可忽视……
例句再现
My parents couldn't even afford a bike then． 那时候我的父母甚至连辆自行车都买不起。
To be honest, I can't afford it at the moment． 说实话，目前我还买不起。
Few people can afford that price． 很少有人能出得起那个价。
I really can't afford to let all my efforts go down the drain． 我绝对不能承受所有的努力付之东流。
You can buy it on credit if you can't afford to pay cash． 如果付不起现金，你可以用信用卡购买。
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can't bring oneself to 不忍心
重点解析 ▲ bring oneself to意为“鼓起勇气；下决心”，而can't bring oneself to则表示“不忍心”, to后面接动词原形。
情景对话
Austin: How could you bring yourself to mention it again?
Beck: I'm sorry, but I didn't mean it.
奥斯汀：你怎么忍心再提这件事呢？
贝克：很抱歉，我不是有意的。
触类旁通
· bring sb to 使某人苏醒过来
· bring sb to heel 迫使某人就范∕服从
· bring sb to justice 把某人送法院审判
· bring sb to trial 审问某人
例句再现
I couldn't bring myself to say no to her． 我不忍心拒绝她。
She can't bring herself to admit the mistake． 她没有勇气承认这个错误。
He couldn't bring himself to talk about it． 他没有勇气谈论这件事。
Sam couldn't bring himself to give up his job． 萨姆不忍心放弃他的工作。
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can't help 抑制不住，禁不住
重点解析 ▲ can't help后可接名词、代词和V-ing形式，指“不由得，禁不住”, can't help后如果接sb，就不再表示“抑制不住”，而是指“不能帮助某人”。
情景对话
Brown: What's wrong with you guys? Did you have a fight?
Cooper: It's my fault. When I saw him fall into the pit, I couldn't help laughing. I guess that's why he is angry with me.
布朗：你们怎么了？吵架了吗？
库珀：是我的错。我看到他掉到坑里，我忍不住笑了。我想那就是他生我气的原因。
触类旁通
· can't help but do 不得不做，必须做
· can't help oneself 不能控制自己，不能自拔
· can't help it 忍不住，没办法
· can't be helped 避免不了
例句再现
Sorry. I can't help it． 抱歉，我情不自禁。
He couldn't help but agree with what she said． 他不得不同意她所说的话。
I can't help but feel sorry for myself． 我禁不住为自己感到难过。
I was too scared; I couldn't help myself． 我太害怕了，控制不了自己。
Your parents can't help you with this; you've got to figure it out by yourself.
你父母在这件事上帮不了你，你必须自己想办法解决。
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can see that/what/why/how 明白……
重点解析 ▲ see比较常见的含义为“看见，观看”，此处指“明白，领会”，其后可跟that、what、why或how引导的宾语从句，也可直接加名词。
情景对话
Hill: I can see why nobody wants to be friend with him. He always thinks other people want to take advantage of him.
Jack: You are right about that.
希尔：我明白为什么没有人愿意和他做朋友了。他总是认为别人利用他。
杰克：你说得对。
触类旁通
· I can't see..． 我不明白……
· I see your point． 我明白你的观点。
例句再现
Everybody can see (that) she doesn't want to go． 每个人都能看出来她不想去。
I can't see why you don't tell him the truth． 我不明白你为什么不告诉他真相。
Now I see what he is up to． 现在我知道他的企图了。
He can't see how she manages to do that． 他不明白她是怎么做到的。
They can't see why she decided to resign as manager． 他们不明白她为何决定辞去经理的职务。
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can't stop doing 忍不住做……
重点解析 ▲ can't stop doing的字面意思为“无法停止做……”，引申为“禁不住∕忍不住做……”，与can't help doing表达的意思相同。can't stop后面也可直接加名词或代词。
情景对话
David: Emily, what happened? Why are you crying?
Emily: I am reading a book. It's so touching and I can't stop crying.
戴维：艾米丽，发生什么事了？你为什么在哭？
艾米丽：我在看一本书，太感人了，我忍不住就哭了。
触类旁通
· can't stop sb(doing sth)无法阻止某人（做某事）
· can't stop 不能停下来
· can't stop to do sth 不能停下来去做某事
例句再现
I can't stop thinking about what she said． 我忍不住想她说过的话。
She can't stop laughing when watching cartoon． 她看动画片时会忍不住笑。
He has a bad cold and can't stop coughing． 他得了重感冒，不停地咳嗽。
When it comes to food, you can't stop him—he is crazy about delicious food.
一谈到食物，你就别想让他停下来——他对美食特别热衷。
He insists to leave; we can't stop him． 他执意要走，我们劝不了他。
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care about 关心；担心
重点解析 ▲ care about中的about为介词，其后接“关心，在乎”或“担心”的对象及内容，可以是sb或sth。worry about也有“担心”之意。
情景对话
Elinor: Hill is such a hypocrite.
Grace: What makes you say so?
Elinor: He says he cares about his friends, but refuses to do anything for help.
埃利诺：希尔真是个伪君子。
格蕾丝：你为什么这么说呢？
埃利诺：他嘴上说关心朋友，但是一点忙都不愿帮。
触类旁通
· don't care what/how 不在乎……
· care about doing 对做……感兴趣；担心……
· care about the feelings of..． 在乎……的感受
例句再现
I know you still care about her． 我知道你还在乎她。
You can see from his eyes how much he cares about Tracy． 从他的眼中你可以看出他有多在乎特蕾西。
He doesn't seem to care about anything． 他似乎什么都不关心。
If you do care about your health, smoke no more． 如果你真的在乎健康，就不要再吸烟了。