v.＋up＋with make＋n.＋prep. catch up with 赶上

put up with 提出

keep up with 跟上 make use of 利用

make contributions to 为......作贡献

make preparations for 为......做准备

　　1．While this kind of humour may sound cruel...

　　尽管这种幽默听起来可能有点刻薄......

　　[记句式结构]

　　while引导让步状语从句，多位于句首，意为"尽管"。

　　[仿写促落实]

　　While the students came from different countries，they got along quite well in the summer camp.

　　尽管学生们来自不同的国家，可是他们在夏令营相处的很好。

　　2．...he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror，brushing his teeth.......他就习惯于站在镜子面前，边刷牙边对自己说笑话。

　　[记句式结构]

　　while standing...是状语从句的省略，相当于while he was standing...。

　　[仿写促落实]

　　While listening to the radio，I fell asleep.

　　我听着收音机睡着了。

　　3．They could only see him standing there moving his lips.

　　观众只能看见他站在那里，嘴唇动个不停。

　　[记句式结构]

　　"感官动词＋宾语＋宾补"结构，句中现在分词短语作宾补。

　　[仿写促落实]

　　I saw him reading a book under a tall tree when I passed by.

　　我经过时，看到他正在一棵大树下看书。

4．Whatever the reason，research shows that in the end，the English saying