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6.to make up one’s mind : (to decide)
【说明：】to make up one’s mind（决心，决意，打定主意）后面通常要跟一个不定词，用以表示所决定的事。
【例：】(1) William has made up his mind not to go to college this year.
威廉已决意今年不进大学。
(2) Have you made up your mind yet as to where you are going to spend your vacation?
你已决定到哪里去渡假吗？
7.to change one’s mind : (to alter one’s decision or opinion)
【说明：】to change one’s mind（改变主意）指改变一个人的决定或主张而言。Change 可改用alter.
【例：】(1) We have changed our minds and are going to Canada instead of to California on our vacation.
我们已改变主意，到加拿大去渡假而不到加利福尼亚去了。
(2) John has changed his mind at least three times in this matter.
约翰对这件事至少已经改变了三次主意了。
8.for the time being : (for the present, temporarily)
【说明：】for the time being（目前，暂时）作副词用。
【例：】(1) For the time being Helen is working in the export department.
现在海伦在出口部工作。
(2) We are living in a hotel for the time being, but later we will try to find a small apartment.
我们暂时住在一家旅馆里，但是我们想以后要设法找一家小公寓。
9.to get over : (to recover from)
【说明：】to get over（恢复，克服）专指病后或受伤后复元而言，决不可用以表示收复失土城池等。
【例：】(1) It took me more than a month to get over my cold.
我的感冒拖延了一个多月才复元。
(2) I do not think he will ever get over the loss of his wife.
我不以为他能克服丧偶之痛。
10.to call off : (to cancel)
【说明：】to call off（取消，宣告终止）专指取消既定的计划或合同等。
【例：】(1) The game was called off on account of darkness.
由于天黑，比赛已经取消了。
(2) The doctor had to call off all his appointments for the day and
rush to the hospital.
这位医生不得不取消所的有约会，而赶到医院里去。
11.for good : (permanently, forever)
【说明：】for good（永久，永远）为副词片语，也可以用for good and all。
【例：】(1) Ruth has gone back to California for good. She will not return
to the East.
鲁斯已回加利福尼亚作久居之计，她不会再回到东部来了。
(2) Has your friend returned to South America for good?
你的朋友已回南美，一去就不再来了吗？
12.in a hurry : (hurried, in a rush)
【说明：】in a hurry（急忙，慌忙）为介系词成语，于上列二例句中均用作形容词。在口语中又可作容易（easily）或乐意(willingly)解，如
①You won’t find a better specimen than that in a hurry.
（你将不容易找到比那个还要好的标本。）
②I shalln’t ask him to dinner again in a hurry. （我将不愿意再请他吃饭了。）
【例：】(1) John is in a hurry to catch his train.
约翰匆匆忙忙地去赶火车。
(2) She is the kind of person who always seems to be in a hurry.
她是那种似乎总是忙个不停的人。
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