1.chop sth (up) (into small pieces) 切成小块

例句：chopped onions.

切碎的洋葱。

chop logs for firewood.

把原木劈成木柴。

2.start off with sth 首先开始做…

The leaves start off green but turn red later.

树叶起先是绿色,到后来会变红。

I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last.

我一开始非常勤奋,但没有坚持下去。

3.ring sb up/ring up (police station) 给…打电话

Ring from someplace 从某地打来

Be ringing about 打电话询问关于…

Ring for a cab/ambulance 打电话叫计程车/救护车

Ring to say 打来说

例句：I want to ring up my professor.

我想打电话给我的教授。

4.master new skills/techniques/language 掌握新的技能/技术/语言

例句：You're also open to learning and feedback, which can help you acquire and master new skills.

也会让你乐于学习和交流，从而更好的学习和掌握新知识。

5.adopt approaches/attitude/policy 采用方法/态度/政策

例句：This is often an area that is forgotten; the teams adopt new approaches well with positive results, but no one promotes them back into the organization.

这是一个经常被遗忘的领域，团队采用新方法并得到了积极的成果，但是却没有人在组织中推进他们。