agree on 商定，决定，达成共识
The building of a new car factory was agreed on last month and a new company has been started. SIL22)

agree to do sth. 同意做某事
Do they agree to sow wheat close together? ( SIL 95 )

add... to... 把…加到…上
Chaplin's earliest films were silent, because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed. ( SIL 18 )

  
ask... for 询问、向…要
Now ask your partner for the answers. ( SIL 9)

be about to do sth. 　即将做…　
This afternoon I was just about to go swimming when luckily our guide saw me and shouted at me, "Stop ! Don't swim ! " ( SIL 14 )

be anxious about 为…而忧虑
We've been anxious about you. ( SIIL 41 )

be busy with 　忙于…
He is always busy with his farm work. ( SIL93 )

be fit for 适合于
If we go on polluting the world, it won't be fit for us to live in. ( SIIL 33 )

be fond of 爱好、喜爱
The Irish are very fond of music and poems. ( SIL 87 )

  
be made from 由…制造
The powder is made from fish, blood and bones. ( SIL 17 )

be made up of 由…组成
The UK is made up of four countries. ( SIL 86)

be familiar with 对…熟悉
Oh, at the end some songs that everyone's familiar with, then they can join in. ( SIIL 81 )

be famous for 因…著名
Plants grow well all the year round and the parks and gardens are famous for their flowers. ( SIIL 26 )

be popular with sb. 受某人欢迎
It is popular with students of English, who read it in order to improve their English. ( SIIL 15 )

be rich in 在…充足（充裕）
It is rich in fibre and low in sugar and fat. ( SIL 58 )

be tired of 厌烦做某事
I really enjoy it, but I'm tired of so much reading. ( SIL 53 )

  
be uncertain about 对…不确定
The development of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about making films with dialogue. ( SIIL 18 )

be used to 习惯于
When smokers who are used to nicotine go without it for an hour or two, they begin to feel bad. ( SIIL 7 )

beat... to death 打死
I'll never forget the time when my father was beaten to death. ( SIL 51 )

beg one's pardon 请原谅
Beg your pardon. ( SIIL 63 )

begin... with 从…开始
Begin each sentence with the words in bold. ( SIL 23 )

break away from 脱离…
Lincoln said that it was not right for the south to break away from the Union. ( SIL 50 )

break out 突然发生、爆发
Fighting broke out between the two. ( SIL 50 )

  
break the rule 违反规定
Everyone obeys the rules; anyone who breaks the rules is punished. ( SIL 18 )

bring down 1. 降低 2. 使…倒下
Can you try to get them to bring down the price ? ( SIL 33 )
Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches.

bring in 引进、引来、吸收
They started to use English, but they also brought in some words from their own languages.

bring on 使…前进
then it is brought on along a very small railway line to your seat in front of your television so that you don't even have to stand up when you get what you need. ( SIIL 3 )

bring up 教育、培养
Chaplin was brought up by his mother who learnt to dance at an early age. ( SIIL 20 )

  
belong to 属于
The fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked in the building. ( SIL 62 )

blow away 刮走、吹走
Strong winds can also blow away the valuable soil that lies on the top of the fields. ( SIIL 34 )

blow over （风）吹翻 、刮翻
Three famous parks in and around London had over 1400 trees blown over. (SIIL43 )

blow down （风）吹倒
Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the high winds, blocking roads, paths and railway lines. ( SIIL 42 )

burn down 把…烧成平地、烧光
The bedclothes catch fire and the whole house may be burnt down. ( SIIL 6 )

burn... to the ground 把…烧平
In the country the revolutionaries set fire to the nobles' castles and burnt them to the ground. ( SIIL87 )