1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的猫跑上前来，在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前说：“快点，约翰。”
被提及;被讨论
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即将发生;即将到来
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常规划，这样一旦发生大事，才能够从容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我们的确将要进行选举。
(工作)出现空缺;(商品)上市
A research fellowship came up at Girton and I applied for it and got it.
格顿学院设立了一项研究奖学金，我提出申请并且成功获得。
The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
这幢房子放盘，两口子才意识到他们的钱差不多刚够买下它。
2、promise
承诺；保证；答应
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。
He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.
他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。
答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.
1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。
The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。