重点讲解:
1. pick up 拿起;
How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!
你竟敢拿起电话偷听我的谈话!
2. kill off 被全部杀死;被灭绝;
It is an effective treatment for the bacteria and does kill it off.
这是杀菌的特效药,能将其全部消灭
。3. give up 放弃;戒除;
He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
他受伤严重,不得已只好放弃工作
。4. be determined to do sth. 下定决心的;决意的;坚定的;
We are determined to get at the truth.
我们决心查出真相
。