易混短语辨、练、析
一、 come to an end; come to grief; come to ha nd; come to life; come to light
1. The quiet girl has ________ since she worked as a salesgirl.
2. As far as I know, his duties here have ______ .
3. It is reported that some new information has
________ about the accident.
4. I think that he’ll _____ ___ with that motorbike of his.
5. Father’s letter was mailed from Hong Kong last week and ________ yesterday afternoon.
Key: 1. come to life 2. come to an end 3. c ome to light 4. come to grief 5. came to hand
【简析】 come to an end表示“结束”、“终止”(如2); come to grief表示“失败”、“遭受不幸”、“出事”(如4);come t o hand表示“收到”、“得到”(如5);come to life表示“振作起来”、“活跃起来”(如1);come to light表示“出现”、“为众人所知”(如3)。
二、 consist of; consist in