1.came upon 偶遇;邂逅
We came upon a fishing boat trawling for Dover sole.
我们碰上一艘正用拖网捕鳎的渔船 。
2.at a cost 以...为代价
The new shopping centre was constructed at a cost of 1.1 million.
新的购物中心耗资110万建成 。
3.no longer 不再
They no longer had him as a friend.
他们再也不把他看成朋友了 。
4.take up to 占用
Each passenger can take up to twenty kilograms of luggage.
旅客每人可携带行李二十公斤 。
5.Four weeks ended up being two days.
end up doing 以...告终
He will end up doing what Mr Buffett did: getting into insurance.
他最终也会像巴菲特那样做:投身保险业 。
Policymakers will probably end up doing this.
政策制定者最终很可能会这样做 。
6.As recently as Sunday, the IOC was saying it would take up to four weeks to reach a decision.
reach a decision 下结论
Let's not drag on this discussion, we've got to reach a decision.
这场讨论别拖下去了,我们得作个决定 。
Now that you are all here, let's try and reach a decision.
既然大家都来了,咱们就设法做出一个决定吧 。