有些日常动作要用两个词搭配在一起。wake up 表示醒来，不再睡觉；put on 表示穿上衣服；take off 表示脱掉衣服。
准备出门
wake up — I wake up at seven.
put on — Put on your jacket.
take off — Take off your wet shoes.
试一试: It is cold outside, so before Amina leaves she needs to ___ her warm coat. (put on / wake up / look for) 答案: put on — 穿上衣服就是 put them on。Wake up 是醒来，look for 是找东西，都不表示穿上一件外套。
使用与寻找物品
turn on 表示打开机器或灯，turn off 表示关掉它，look for 表示努力去找，throw away 表示扔进垃圾桶。fill in 表示在表格上填写你的答案。
turn on — Turn on the light.
turn off — Turn off the TV.
look for — I look for my keys.
throw away — Throw away the old box.
fill in — Fill in this form.
试一试: The room is dark, so Hiroshi wants to ___ the light. (turn on / turn off / throw away) 答案: turn on — 打开一盏灯就是 turn it on。Turn off 是关掉，throw away 是扔进垃圾桶，都不能让一个昏暗的房间变亮。
抛锚、偶遇、起飞
再来三个日常短语动词。break down 是抛锚、坏了不动了（通常说机器或汽车），run into 是偶然碰到某人，take off 是起飞（说的是飞机）。注意：take off 有两个意思——脱掉衣服（上面你学过了）和起飞。看情境就知道是哪个意思。
break down — My old car broke down on the highway.
run into — I ran into Sofia at the cafe.
take off — The plane takes off at 9 AM.
试一试: The bus stopped in the middle of the road. It ___. (broke down / took off / ran into) 答案: broke down — 机器停止运转，就是 breaks down。Took off 是飞机起飞了；ran into 是偶然碰到。两个都不能形容停在路中间的公交车。