1、work as:充当、担任, = act as
e.g. He worked as a commander during the war.
She works as our English teacher.
work on:从事......、搞......(具体的事)
e.g. He works on the wall newspaper in our class.
My mother is working on a news report these days.
work at:在......(地方)上班、从事......(笼统的事)
e.g. The scientist is working at a new invention.
She is working hard at her lessons.
work的短语:be at work:在工作、在运转;in work:有职业、有工作;off work:在休假、没去上班;out of work:失业中、没工作;set to work:开始工作
2、marry:vt. 结婚、娶、嫁
e.g. He married Mary last Summer and they are a nice couple.
"Will you marry me, John?" Kate asked earnestly.
注:指"结婚"这件事,我们用:get married
e.g. They got married five years ago and still have no child.
The two will get married next spring.
be married:(处于)已婚(状态)
e.g. The old couple have been married for fifty years.
Are you married or single?
be/get married to sb.:娶、嫁了某人
e.g. She was married to a rich young man.
The young man got married to a rich lady years ago.
marriage:婚姻
e.g. Their marriage made their parents angry.
3、contact:n. 接触、交往,与with连用。
be in contact with:与......有来往、有联系
e.g. He is still in contact with his former wife.
Are you still in contact with them?
get in contact with sb.:与......联系 = get in touch with sb.
e.g. I have been trying to get in contact with him, but have failed so far.
keep in contact with sb.:与......保持联系 = keep in touch with sb.
e.g. I have kept in contact with them for a long time.
make contact with sb.:联络某人
vt. contact sb.:与......联系、联络
e.g. How can I contact you when I arrive at the station?
4、survive:vt. survive sth.:经历......还活着、由......中生还
e.g. Only a two-year-old boy survived the car accident.
Few houses in the area survived the hurricane.
vt. survive sb.:比......长寿、在失去......之后还存在
e.g. The little girl survived her parents.
The rich man was survived by his wife and son.
5、relate to:和......有关
e.g. Your words hardly relate to what we are discussing now.