We are living in a civilized world.

2、take over：接替;接管

e.g. take over the job,

The young politician took over the leadership of the party.

They have taken over the firm by buying up shares

Our company has taken over many small ones.

She shall take over my job when I am away on holidays.

take的短语还有：

take after：长得像,性格等像

e.g. The boy takes after his father.

take...as... ：看作,认为

e.g. Can we take it as agreed that we accept the plan?

take ..for (to be)....：(错)当作,以为是

e.g. Sorry, I took you for Mr. Wang just now.

take on：接受,从事，承担

e.g. take on the work; take on the responsibilities

雇佣 e.g. take on 20 workers；

上(客/货),让上车 e.g. take on passengers

开始具有,呈现

e.g. take on a new look; take on a different meaning

变得风行,被大家接受

e.g. The fashion for long skirts didn't take on for some time.

take up：拿起；拾起e.g. take up arms / a wallet；

搭载（乘客） e.g. take up passengers

选修 / 开始学习(某课程) e.g. take up physics

从事某种活动,发展某种爱好 e.g. take up writing / swimming

开始(做某项工作)take up the task

占用(时间/空间) e.g. take up too much room

继续(中断的话)；接下去 e.g. take up the story

改小（衣服等） e.g. The sleeves require taking up an inch.

3、erupt：（火山）喷发、爆发；（感情）爆发；（骚乱）突发

e.g. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, destroying PomPeii.

Violence erupted in the city after the football match.

The moment I told the funny story, laughter erupted from the audience.

eruption：（火山）爆发；（疾病等）突然发作、传开

e.g. The eruption of the volcano happened in the midnight so caused many deaths.

The Chinese government did their best to prevent the eruption of SARS.

4、ash / ashes：灰、灰烬；

e.g. The ash / ashes from his cigarette fell onto the carpet and burnt a hole in it.

During the big fire, a lot of houses (were) burnt to ashes.

Please clean the ash / ashes off the table.

ashes：遗骨、遗骸

e.g. The ashes of Bajin was scattered over the sea according to his own will.

5、bury(buried)：vt. 埋葬、隐藏