【词组解析】
1. clever at 善于
（1）He tried to be clever at my expense.
       他想捉弄我以卖弄小聪明。
（2）He is clever at driving.
       他在驾驶方面是精明能干的。

2. close to 接近,亲近
（1）Stick close to me and you won't get lost.
        紧跟在我后面你就迷不了路。
（2）Everyone felt that the speaker's remarks hit close to home.
        大家都感觉到发言人的话击中了要害。

3. come in contact with 与…取得联系
（1）Farm workers frequently come in contact with these insecticides.
       农场工人常常接触这些杀虫剂。
（2）Carrie had never come in contact with such grace.
        嘉莉从前没有和这样洒脱的人相处过。

4. come out of sth. alive 大难不死
（1）If we come out of this alive, what's a few fingers?
       如果我们能活着回去，几根指头算什么呢？
（2）But it's unclear if he'll come out of this alive given the scale of the fighting around the presidential villa.
       但是，由于总统府周围战斗的规模非常之大，目前还不清楚巴博能否幸存。

5. come up (with) 提出,拿出
（1）I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
       我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。
（2）Another team of scientists has come up with conflicting evidence.
       另一组科学家提出了有抵触的证据。

【练习】
英译中
（1）She's very clever at winkling secrets out of people.
（2）He played the ball back close to the net.
（3）He was once seen to come out of the place alive.
（4）I don't think he can come up with any clever move.