figure out计算出;弄懂;弄清楚

People aren't walking any more-if they can figure out a way to avoid it.如果能想出避免的方法,人们就不会再步行了。(2014天津 阅读理解D)

发散思维

figure on sth/figure on(sb/sth)doing sth 计划、打算、预料到某事/(某人/物)做某事

活学活用　完成句子

(1)--你听说乔治辞去工作了吗?

-Have you heard that George quit his job?

--听说了,但是我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。

-Yeah, but I can't 　　　　　　why he did so.

(2)我们没有料到会有这么多人参加野餐。

We did not 　　　　　　 having so many people at the picnic.

(3)我正在尽力计算如何沿直线游到男孩们那边。

I was trying to 　　　　　　 how to swim to the boys in a straight line.

3 get sth across

There are lots of different ways to get your message across when you are putting together an ad campaign. 当组织一场广告宣传活动时,有许多不同的方式可用来传递讯息。(教材原句P18)

考点释义

get sth across把......表达清楚

He's not very good at getting his ideas across.他不太善于清楚地表达自己的思想。

You should get the situation across to them if you want them to help you.要想让他们帮你,你就应该把形势给他们讲清楚。

发散思维