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Movement and progress

1. Movement and progress​

fall behind​

  • move more slowly than the people around you 落后于

Martin was exhausted, and began to fall behind the other runners. 马丁筋疲力尽，开始落后于其他选手。

turn away​

  • turn your head or body so that you are no longer facing something 转移视线，避开

Tanya turned away as the nurse gave her the injection. 当护士给她打针时，坦尼娅把头转了过去。

go through​

  • move through a room or space 通过，穿过

As the train went through the mountain range, Ted took some photographs. 火车穿过山脉时，特德拍了一些照片。

come up to​

  • approach someone, come close to someone 接近，靠近

The saleswoman came up to Fabio and asked if he needed any help. 女售货员走到法比奥跟前，问他需不需要帮助。

climb up​

  • move toward the top of something (often using your arms as well as legs) 爬上去

The monkey climbed up the tree with Kazuo's camera. 那只猴子拿着和夫的相机爬上了树。

press on​

  • continue despite difficulties 继续前进，坚持不懈

The rain made it hard for the hikers to keep going, but they pressed on. 雨水让徒步旅行者很难继续前行，但他们还是坚持前进。

move along​

  • leave a certain place (usually said by someone in authority) 继续前进，往前走

The security guards told us to stop taking photos of the building and move along. 保安告诉我们停止给大楼拍照，继续往前走。

stand up​

  • rise from a seated position 站起来

There was a loud knock at the door. Hassan stood up and went to answer it. 传来一声响亮的敲门声。哈桑站起来去开门。

come down (from)​

  • move toward the ground or bottom of something 从...下来

As we came down from the summit, the weather became much worse. 当我们从山顶下来时，天气变得糟多了。

climb down​

  • move toward the bottom of something (often using your arms as well as legs) 爬下来

Kazuo got the monkey to climb down by offering it a banana. 和夫给了那只猴子一根香蕉，让它爬下来。

2. Phrasal verbs with "walk"​

double back​

  • turn around and go in the direction you just came from 折返，回头

Terry doubled back when he realized he'd walked past the entrance to the gallery. 特里意识到自己走过美术馆入口时，又折返回来。

turn around​

  • turn yourself so that you face the opposite direction 转身

When I heard someone calling my name, I turned around. 听到有人叫我的名字时，我转过身来。

lift up​

  • raise someone or something 举起，抬起来

Clive lifted his daughter up so that she could see the deer. 克莱夫把女儿举起来，好让她能看到鹿。

drop back​

  • start to move more slowly than others 落在后面，退后

Doug dropped back to help one of the other hikers, who had injured himself. 道格退后去帮助另一个受伤的徒步旅行者。

get down (from)​

  • move to the ground or a lower position 从...下来

Helen told her son to get down from the garden wall. 海伦让儿子从花园的墙上下来。

walk around​

  • move around a place on foot 四处走动，漫步，闲逛

The visitors walked around the palace gardens. 游客们在宫殿花园里四处漫步。

walk in(to)​

  • enter a room, building, or enclosed space on foot 走进

The explorers walked into the cave. 探险者们走进了洞穴。

walk over​

  • move over an object on foot 走过

A line of tourists slowly walked over the ancient bridge. 一队游客慢慢地走过那座古桥。

walk off​

  • leave on foot (often without an explanation) 走开，离开

While we were chatting, Mani walked off without saying where he was going. 我们聊天的时候，马尼没说要去哪儿就走开了。

walk out (of)​

  • leave a room, building, or enclosed space on foot 走出，从...走出

Janine grabbed her coat and walked out of the room. 贾宁抓起她的外套，走出了房间。