1、get through

完成（任务）；干完（工作等）

I think you can get through the first two chapters.

我想你能完成前两章。

度过，熬过（困难或不快的时期）

It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.

难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。

We couldn't get through a day without arguing.

我们没有一天不拌嘴的。

消耗；用完

We've got through a lot of tyres.

我们用了很多轮胎。

You'll get through at least ten nappies a day.

你每天至少得用10块尿布。

使理解；使明白

An old friend might well be able to get through to her and help her.

也许一个老朋友能让她明白并且帮助她。

The message was finally getting through to him.

他终于明白了这一点。

2、break off

折断；（使）断开

The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact.

飞机的两个机翼遭受撞击折断了。

Grace broke off a large piece of the clay.

格雷斯掰下来一大块土。

突然中止；突然停顿

Llewelyn broke off in mid-sentence.

卢埃林一句话说了一半突然停下来。

The commander of the German task force radioed that he was breaking off the action.

德国特遣部队指挥官用无线电发报称他将中止这次行动。

终止，结束（关系）

The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago.

这两个西非国家两年前已经中断了外交关系。

He doesn't seem to have the courage to break it off with her.

他似乎没有勇气和她断绝关系。