承接上集內容，今集繼續分享三組經常混淆的phrasal verbs:

　　　　　　come down to / come down with

　　"After surviving a long-haul flight of 20 hours, Sarah came down to high fever and terrible cold."　　X

　　可以更改為"After surviving a long-haul flight of 20 hours, Sarah came down with severe cold and flu."

　　"Come down with something" 才是患上或染上小病痛的意思。"Come down to something" 純粹指歸根究底在於的事情。例子： 

　　"Getting all students to interact still comes down to the teacher."

　　　　　　set off / set on / set in / set out

　　"Derek set in a career in medicine." X

　　　　 這個可以更改為 "Derek is set on a career in pharmaceutical industry."

　　有關以set配成最常見的phrasal verbs

　　Set off 一般指旅程的開始

　　例子：　　"I set off for a new adventure on the first day of 2023. "　　

　　Set out 一般指朝着特定的目標開始實行，也可解釋為旅程的開始。

　　例子： "I　　set out　　my teaching plans for the next semester."

　　Set in 一般指一些比較負面的事情剛剛降臨或開始

　　　　 例子："The storm is set in　　for the day, so we have to cancel the mountain trip."

　　Set on 一般是圍困堵截或攻擊某人，有時也可以指下定決心去達成某事情。

　　例子："George has been set on becoming an architect since he was 6 years old."

　　"The mouse was [set on] by a cat."

　　Ride on / ride out / ride up

　　Ride除了是指乘坐、乘搭、坐車或是騎馬、腳踏車或交通工具，配上其他prepositions也能衍生其他意思。

　　Ride on一般指依靠某人或某事情

　　例子： "I ride on my scholarships to study abroad."

　　Ride up 一般指衣服向上收、縮起的意思

　　例子： "I am a bit annoyed when the new pair of trousers ride up on me."

　　Ride out 一般指安然渡過困難或是難關

　　雖然疫情逐漸穩定，大家也準備一切恢復正常，也要繼續檢測、配合防疫要求。Let's [ride out] the COVID storm！

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　　Miss Carol

　　資深英語老師、國際英文考試主考官；前大專院校導師及企業培訓導師。