1. 湯姆說他要到郵局寄一個包裹。（drop off）
Tom said he would drop the parcel off at the post office.
2. 我仍然對有機會買那輛車但卻沒有買感到懊惱。（kick oneself）
I’m still kicking myself for not buying that car when I had the chance to buy it.
3. 別急！你們可以在話劇開演前一個小時去取票。（pick up）
Take your time. You can pick up the tickets one hour before the play begins.
4. 這些有關移民的檔案是去年登記備案的。（file）
These immigration papers were filed last year.
5. 香港目前舊電器的回收率只有14%。（recovery）
The present recovery rate of old electrical appliances in Hong Kong is only 14 percent.
6. 一個機構所能擁有的唯一不可替代的資本就是人的知識和能
力。（irreplaceable）
The only irreplaceable capital an organization can possibly possess is the knowledge and ability of its people.
7. 卡洛琳（Caroline）說英語絲毫沒有當地口音。（trace）
Caroline speaks English without the slightest trace of the local accent.
8. 潮水把遇難船上的`貨物衝到了岸邊。（wrecked）
The tide had washed up the cargo from the wrecked ship.
9. 瑪麗經常在週末和她以前的同學在電話裡聊天。（visit with）
Mary often visits with her former classmates on the phone at weekends.
10. 令人討厭的是，現在的電視節目經常被商業廣告打斷。
（commercial）
It is a nuisance the nowadays TV programmes are frequently interrupted by commercials.