Phrasal Verbs: Part 5

Part 5: Phrasal Verbs. Fill in the blanks. Use a two-part verb from the list. Sometimes you will need to add a pronoun, such as me, her, him, it, or them.

call off    drop off    fill out    get back    look up    call up    figure out    find out    get by

1.  Be sure to write your student ID number when you ____________ the form.

2.  Call me as soon as (一…就, tan pronto como, как то́лько) you ____________ from your vacation. I want to hear about everything you saw and did! 

3.  He didn't know very much about the Chinese Cultural Revolution (無產階級文化大革命, револю́ция), so he ____________ in the encyclopedia (百科全书, энциклопедия). He was shocked (震惊的, se indignó al, потрясён) to learn that the government had killed about one million people, and at least seven million died from hunger.

4.  He read the instructions, but he still couldn't ____________ how to operate (开动, hacer funcionar, управля́ть) the machine.

5.  I'm afraid to talk to him about. Here's his number. Why don't you _______________?

6.  Jimmy's mom ______________ at school in the morning, and his father picks him up at 3:00.

7.  We have both lost our jobs, and we have used up all our savings. We are struggling (*trying very hard, 是费劲力气, luchar, боро́ться) to ____________.

8.  When she ____________ that her boyfriend had slept with her best friend, she broke up (separated, 与…分开, romper con él, она́ разошла́сь с дру́гом) with him.

9.  When she learned that he had been married three times before, she decided to ___________ the wedding.

1.  fill out

2.  get back

3.  looked it up

4.  figure out

5.  call him up

6.  drops him off

7.  get by

8.  found out

9.  call off

Vocabulary: Niile River, Amazon River, high-priced...

The Nile River

尼罗河,非洲河流, Nilo, Нил   

The Amazon River

亚马逊河,  Amazona,  Амазонка 

high-priced = expensive

peaceful  平安的, 平静的, tranquilo, мирный

fattening 容易让人长胖的,

 que hace engordar, калори́йный

aluminum  铝,aluminio,

алюминий  

steel  钢铁, acero, сталь    

a view 景色,vista, вид 

romantic  浪漫的,

романтичный

Haiti  海 地 , Гаити

Nordstrom  

a speeding ticket 违章超速行驶,

multa por exceso de velocidad,

превышение скорости

like, look like, BE like, would like

Like, Look like, Would like, or Be like

Question:

What does she like?

Answer: She likes classical music, chocolate, to play tennis.    

=She enjoys s.t./She thinks s.t. is nice or good.

Question:

What does she look like?   What does it look like?

Answer:

He is…  heavy, tall, skinny, attractive.                                                                     

It is…  thin, black, long, rough, smooth.

=Describes (描述, describa) the appearance (外表, aspecto, вид, нару́жность, вне́шность) of a person's body or an object.

Question:

What would you like to drink?

Would you like…?

Answer:

I would like… a beer, please.

=I want

Question:

What is she like?  

Answer:

She is… shy, talkative, nice, lazy. (See more adjectives below.)

=Describes (描述, describa) her personality (个 性, personalidad, ли́чность).

What is he like?

1.    friendly or nice  友好的, 亲切的, simpático

     unfriendly or mean 刻 薄 的, 残 忍的, malo 
2.    generous 慷 慨 的, 大方的,  generoso, dadivoso

     cheap 吝啬的, 小气的, tacaño,  roñoso

3.    hard-working or ambitious 勤奋的,           trabajador, aplicado

     lazy  懒 惰 的,  perezoso, flojo
4.    honest  诚实的, 老实的, honrado,  honesto

     dishonest  诚实的,  撒谎的,  deshonesto
5.    interesting 有趣的,  interesante

     boring 乏味的,  pesado,  es una pelma
6.    organized  有组织的,  高效的,  organizado

     disorganized  混乱,  紊乱的,  无组织的,     desorganizado

7.    outgoing  性格外向的人,  sociable,  extrovertido
     shy 害 羞 的,  tímido,  cohibido,  reservado

8.    patient   耐心的,  平静等待的,  paciente

       impatient  不耐烦的,  没有耐心的,  impatiente
9.    smart or intelligent  聪明的,  inteligente,  agudo

       stupid or dumb  愚蠢的,  笨的,  傻的,  tonto
10. successful   事业有成的,  成功的,  有成就的,  tener           éxito,  de éxito

11. He's a creep.  讨厌鬼,  思想怪异的人,  ¡Qué tipo más raro!, ¡Qué bicho!

 

Look at the answers and then write the questions.

Use like, look like, would like, or be like.

1.  a.  What  _______ she ______________________________?

     b. She's heavy-set, and she has dark, curly hair.

2.  a.  What  _______ it _____________________________?

     b. It's long and thin, and it has a black tip. (顶端, punta, кончик)

3.  a.  What  _______ she ____________________________?

     b. She's very outgoing* and talkative. *开朗的 , extrovertido, sociable

4.  a.  What kind of desserts ________ he _____________ ?

     b. He likes any dessert with chocolate in it.

5.  a.  _______ you ____________________ anything to drink with that?

     b. Yes, a glass of your Chardonnay, please. *a kind of white wine

1.  What does she look like?  (describes her physical appearance)

2.  What does it look like? (describes the physical appearance of an object)

3.  What is she like? (describe her personality)

4.  What kind of desserts does he like? (=does he enjoy eating)

5.  Would you like anything to drink with that? (=do you want anything to…)