2020-06-21
15 分钟Hi there, this is Harry, and welcome back to the podcast where I try to help you to understand english language in a little better way, to help you to communicate in a much better way.
And what do I have for you in this particular podcast?
Well, I know how you all love your phrasal verbs.
They're really very popular, and somebody has asked me if I could include some phrasal verbs connecting with driving and things like that.
So what I've done is I've put together a number of phrasal verbs related to driving.
So I'm going to go through them with you, explain them, and hopefully you get a good understanding.
So here goes.
So I'll list them first of all, then I'll give you the examples.
Back up, buckle up, fill something up, load something up, slow down, block somebody or something in, pull out, pull in, pull over, drive off, cut in and tick over.
Okay, so they're phrasal verbs related to driving.
And remember, always with a phrasal verb.
Of course you've got the verb and then you've got the preposition, and together they give you the phrasal verb.
Some of them have more than one meaning, so even though in this case they're referring to driving, they may have alternative or other meanings.
Okay, so let me go through them with you.
Back up.
Well, when we back up a car, it means we reverse, okay?
So you take your car out of your driveway in the morning from your house, and you reverse the car onto the street and off your drive on your way to work, okay?
Or somebody's giving you directions and they just say, well, look back up a little bit, turn left, turn right, and head in that direction, and you should find the place that you're looking for.
So to back up means to take your car, put it into reverse, look at the rear mirror of course, and reverse carefully and slowly so you don't hit something coming behind you.
So to back up, backup also has, as I said, another meaning, and that means to give somebody support.