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point or origin of。 to be indebted to。 to be obliged to 歸功于 She owes her wealth to hard work and good luck. I owe my success to your assistance. She owed her good health to her regular life. I owe it to the doctor that I am still alive. to owe sb sth :to have to pay。 to have to give。 o feel grateful to… (for) 欠 He owes me 20 dollars for the work.(He owes $20 to me.) We owe loyalty to our country. We owe our parents a lot. No one owes you a living. 沒人天生就該照顧你。 12. to follow up: (L29)take further action after ... (by means of something else) 在 …… 之后再采取進(jìn)一步行動(dòng) 。 to act further on sth He didn39。t rest on his achievements。 he followed up his success. 他沒有滿足于現(xiàn)有的成就 , 成功之后繼續(xù)努力 。 to follow up with: to take further action after sth 接著還 , 繼 … 之后還做進(jìn)一步努力 He followed up his services with sudden 發(fā)球之后立即突然抽殺 。 I followed up my letter with a visit. She published a book of poems and followed it up with a novel. to follow up with another question 追問 13. A pat on the back: (L31) (informal) praise, word or gesture of praise or encouragement贊揚(yáng);鼓勵(lì);表揚(yáng) , 鼓勵(lì) That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which e to us indirectly, in a letter or passed on by a friend. He has worked better tan usual this week。 I think he deserves some sort of pat on the back. 湯姆的勤奮工作理應(yīng)受到表揚(yáng) 。 Tom deserves a pat on the back for all his bard work. to pat one’s head = pat sb on the head affectionately親熱地拍拍某人的頭 14. to lift up: (L35) raise, pick up。 stimulate, inspire提起 , 舉起;激勵(lì) , 鼓舞 John lifted the suitcase up and rushed out of the room. His encouraging remarks lift