【词组解析】
1. break up with 和某人分手 或 be through with / be finished with
（1）Jill told Jack that she wanted to break up with him.
       总之这就是事情的重点经过.吉儿告诉杰克她要与他分手。
（2）I'm through with him; I never want to see him again.
       我和他已绝交,永远不想再见到他。

2. bring about 使…发生
（1）We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.
       我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
（2）They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people.
       他们共同促成了两人的会面。

3. bring someone up to date 帮某人赶上 或 help someone catch up
（1）Please bring me up to date on the fuel requirement.
       请将最新燃料需求的资料提供给我。
（2）My teachers all told me they would help me catch up with work.
       我所有的老师都告诉我,他们会帮我补上功课。

4. by accident 偶然
（1）Many a bright idea has been hit on by accident.
       许多好主意都是偶然想到的。
（2）He sliced ( into ) his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.
       他切菜时不小心切着了手指头。

5. by air 通过航空途径
（1）The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.
       航空运输货物花费很高。
（2）He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.
       他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。

【练习】
英译中
（1）Jane has been finished with her new boyfriend.
（2）Several circumstances concurred to bring about the result.
（3）She knocked the vase off by accident.
（4）He decided to make a journey to New York by air.