Do you find it easy to pick up (learn quickly) new English words? Or maybe you recognise the words but find it difficult to understand or remember the meaning? Well, don’t worry! There is always a way to remember different patterns or phrases. So, cheer up (improve your mood) and let’s find out how you can categorise these phrasal verbs for easier memorising.
你觉得学英语新单词容易吗?或者也许你能认出单词，但却发现很难理解或记住它的意思?好吧，别担心!总有一种方法可以记住不同的模式或短语。所以，振作起来(改善你的情绪)，让我们来看看如何将这些短语动词分类，以便于记忆。
If you noticed, I said UP two times. A phrasal verb is a phrase that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb (or both), and the meaning of this phrase is different from what the individual words would mean when used alone. (PICK UP, CHEER UP)
如果你注意到了，我说了两遍。短语动词是由一个带有介词或副词(或两者兼有)的动词组成的短语，这个短语的意思与单独使用单个单词时的意思不同。(振作起来，振作起来)
Let’s imagine that I am helping you with your homework right now, but I have to go out to buy something. I would say: “Let’s FINISH this UP later on.” I will help you to complete your homework later. So how do the verbs change when we add UP? What does UP mean in this case? We can determine that the word UP has three USES:
假设我现在正在帮你做作业，但我得出去买点东西。我会说：“让我们以后再完成这件事。”我以后会帮你完成作业。那么当我们加起来的时候动词是怎么变化的呢?在这种情况下什么意思?我们可以确定UP这个词有三个用途：
To Increase/To Move/To Complete
增加/移动/完成
INCREASE:
增加：
Imagine that you are watching television with your friend. As your friend changes the channel, you see your favourite teacher being interviewed but you cannot hear what they are talking about. You say to your friend: “TURN UP the volume please, I can’t hear what my teacher is saying. TURN the volume UP now!” – What you are trying to do is increase the volume so that you can hear it better.
想象一下你和你的朋友一起看电视。当你的朋友改变频道时，你看到你最喜欢的老师正在接受采访，但你听不到他们在说什么。你对你的朋友说：“请把音量调大，我听不见老师在说什么。把音量调大点!“–你要做的是增加音量，这样你才能听到更好的声音。
Now, let’s say a child wants to be able to drive a car. He has to wait until he reaches the legal driving age before he is allowed to drive. He might say “I wish I could GROW UP faster so I can drive a car!” – He wants his age to increase quickly so he can do what he wants to.
现在，假设一个孩子想要能开车。他必须等到达到法定驾驶年龄才可以开车。他可能会说：“我希望我能快点长大，这样我就能开车了!“–他希望自己的年龄迅速增长，这样他就可以随心所欲。
Your friend is talking to you about something that happened yesterday but she is taking a long time to tell you the story. It is a very interesting and exciting story, and you are anxious to know what happened at the end. You could say to your friend “Could you please HURRY UP and tell me what happened. I want to know the ending!” – You are asking your friend to increase her rate of speech so you can hear the end of the story.
你的朋友正在和你谈论昨天发生的事，但她花了很长时间告诉你这个故事。这是一个非常有趣和令人兴奋的故事，你急于知道最后发生了什么。你可以对你的朋友说“你能快点告诉我发生了什么事吗?”。我想知道结局!“–你要求你的朋友提高说话速度，这样你就能听到故事的结尾。
These are all phrasal verbs with UP that show increase.
这些都是短语动词，UP表示增加。
MOVE:
移动：
Now how can you describe movement? How would a verb change here?
现在你如何描述运动?动词在这里会怎样变化?
Let’s take a look at a couple of examples:
我们来看几个例子：
Imagine you are walking alongside with your friends, your phone rings so you stop to answer it. Then you realise that your friends have walked on quite far ahead of you and left you behind! That’s not so good. You will need to walk faster so you can CATCH UP with them and walk at the same pace again. You don’t want to get lost on your own!
想象一下你和你的朋友一起走，你的电话响了，所以你停下来接。然后你意识到你的朋友已经走在你前面很远，把你落在后面了!那可不太好。你需要走得更快，这样你才能赶上他们，并再次以同样的速度行走。你不想一个人迷路!
What does that mean? When we say CATCH UP, it means you will move forward at a faster speed than before.
那是什么意思?当我们说追赶时，它意味着你将以比以前更快的速度前进。
Right, let’s try to imagine this situation. You are sitting in front of a computer, and start to feel pain in your back. You need to SIT UP. Just like teachers used to say to their students. You need to alter your slouched position to an upright position to lengthen your spine, so your back doesn’t hurt anymore. So, SIT UP straight!
好吧，让我们试着想象一下这种情况。你坐在电脑前，开始感到背部疼痛。你得坐起来。就像老师以前对学生说的那样。你需要把懒散的姿势改成直立的姿势来拉长你的脊柱，这样你的背部就不会再疼了。所以，坐直!
What do you need to do in the morning when you know you have to go to work or school? Imagine, you are lying in your bed, it is a beautiful morning, but you need to go to school. What is it you need to? You need to GET UP.
当你知道你必须上班或上学的时候，你早上需要做什么?想象一下，你躺在床上，这是一个美丽的早晨，但你需要去上学。你需要什么?你得起来。
Here you would change your position again, sit upright in bed then completely remove yourself from your warm, cosy bed!
在这里，你将再次改变你的立场，坐在床上，然后完全摆脱你的温暖，舒适的床!
COMPLETE
完成
What about ‘complete-completion’ of an action?
一个动作的“完全完成”呢?
How much orange juice would you like? Would you like me to FILL UP the glass or do you just want a little bit? Yes, you would like a full glass, so you ask me to FILL it UP. Therefore when we say FILL UP, there is an intention to make something complete. FILL UP the glass to the brim or FILL UP your car’s tank with petrol.
你想要多少橙汁?你想让我把杯子加满吗?还是只需要一点点?是的，你想要一杯满的，所以请我把它加满。因此，当我们说“填满”的时候，就有一种使事情完整的意图。把玻璃杯加满，或者把油箱加满汽油。
Remember what I said at the beginning about helping you with your homework? I said I would help you FINISH it UP later. This action will be completed, as soon as I return home.
还记得我一开始说的帮你做作业吗?我说过我以后会帮你完成的。我一回家，这个动作就完成了。
Now we know all three uses of phrasal verbs with ‘UP’.
现在我们知道了带“UP”的短语动词的三种用法。
When you see a sad friend, what could you say to them? CHEER UP, my friend! BLOW UP some balloons and be happy.
当你看到一个悲伤的朋友，你能对他们说什么?振作起来，我的朋友!吹一些气球，开心点。
Here are some more examples:
下面是更多的例子：
– A friend of yours is acting very immature. You tell her she needs to GROW UP (act her age, be more mature)./– When you’re getting ready to go to a special party you need to DRESS UP if you want to make an impression (wear a glamorous outfit).
–你的一个朋友表现得很不成熟。你告诉她她需要长大(表现出她的年龄，变得更成熟)。/–当你准备参加一个特别的派对时，如果你想给人留下印象，你就需要打扮一下(穿一件迷人的衣服)。
If that’s not enough, here are even more sentences that include phrasal verbs with UP:
如果这还不够的话，这里还有更多的句子，包括短语动词和UP：
– I always FILL UP my dog’s food bowl with dog food when I see it is empty./– My mother GETS UP at 5 o’clock every morning to go for a run./– We couldn’t find a Thai restaurant so we ENDED UP in a Chinese one./– I need to CLEAN UP my room./– Give me your phone number and I will CALL you UP when I get to your place./– I waited for my friend in the park for a long time, eventually I GAVE UP and went home./– She has MIXED UP all the cutlery in the drawer again!/– We have to WAKE UP at 6am on weekdays.
–当我看到狗粮是空的时，我总是把狗粮装满我的狗粮碗。/–我妈妈每天早上5点起床去跑步。/–我们找不到泰国餐馆，所以我们最后去了一家中国餐馆。/–我需要打扫我的房间。/–给我你的电话号码，我到你家后会给你打电话。/–我等着我的朋友在公园里呆了很长一段时间，最后我放弃了，回家了。/——她又把抽屉里的餐具弄混了!/–我们平日早上6点起床。
The above are all examples of phrasal verbs with a combinations of 2 words. As I mentioned at the very beginning, phrasal verbs can also be a combination of three words.
以上都是两个词组合的短语动词的例子。正如我在一开始提到的，短语动词也可以是三个词的组合。
Let’s take a look at some examples here:
让我们来看一些例子：
Imagine one day in the classroom, your teacher gives you a topic to write about. You ask him for suggestions on how to write the opening paragraph, but he says that you should COME UP WITH your own ideas in order to show that you are learning and understanding the topic.
想象一下有一天在教室里，你的老师给你写了一个话题。你问他如何写开头段落的建议，但他说你应该提出自己的想法，以表明你正在学习和理解这个主题。
Your mum is preparing dinner and asks you to go into your baby sister’s bedroom to CHECK UP ON her and make sure she is sleeping comfortably. You should check to see that she isn’t crying or about to fall out of bed; make sure she is okay.
你妈妈正在准备晚餐，让你去你妹妹的卧室检查她，确保她睡得舒服。你应该检查一下她是不是在哭或是要从床上掉下来，确保她没事。
Your friend is always talking about her incredibly clever dog, and it is starting to annoy you because she just doesn’t stop talking about it! You are FED UP OF hearing about the genius poodle. You have had enough and don’t want to hear it anymore.
你的朋友总是在谈论她那只极其聪明的狗，它开始让你恼火，因为她总是不停地谈论它!你听够了天才贵宾犬的事。你受够了，不想再听下去了。
All your siblings are intelligent and successful. Your parents have high expectations of you to be the same and make them proud. You feel under pressure to try really hard so you can LIVE UP TO their expectations. You don’t want to disappoint them, so you try your best to do what they expect.
你所有的兄弟姐妹都很聪明和成功。你父母对你有很高的期望，希望你能和他们一样，让他们感到骄傲。你感到压力很大，要努力工作，这样才能不辜负他们的期望。你不想让他们失望，所以你尽最大努力去做他们期望的事。
Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal English. I hope this blog post has LIVED UP TO your expectations! I hope you find it easier to SPEAK UP now. Let us know if you need our help! We are always here to help you!
短语动词主要用于口语和非正式英语。我希望这篇博文没有辜负你的期望!我希望你现在更容易开口说话。如果你需要我们的帮助，请告诉我们!我们总是在这里帮助你!
