LECTURE 32 基本動詞 GET 11

LECTURE 32 基本動詞 GET 11

詞組講解

1. get 〔have〕 hold of sb. or sth. **與…聯(lián)系，與…接觸；得到，找到（某物以供使用）；抓住，拿住；掌控

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：對某人或某物有著［支配力、掌握（hold）］；參照get one's hands on / get in touch with / take hold of

例 Get hold of Jerry in New York. Tell him I want him to take the first flight to Montreal. He's to meet with Mr. Jin tomorrow for lunch at the Montreal Hilton at 1:30 PM to discuss our joint venture. Got it?

2. get in on the ground floor / get in **一開始就參加，從開始就占據(jù)有利地位

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［地面上第一層、第一步、優(yōu)先獲利的機(jī)會（ground floor）］進(jìn)入［里面（in）］

例 The Malaysian government grants special treatment to Bumiputras, the so-called“original people” of the land. One prized privilege is the right to buy stocks in new government-held companies, such as the national automobile corporation. By getting in on the ground floor, Bumiputras are almost guaranteed...

3. get in one's hair **折磨某人；惹惱某人

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：進(jìn)入某人的［頭發(fā)（hair）］［里面（in）］

例 Do you think I could get about two hours on the computer without somebody getting in my hair? Look my office door and tell everybody I'm out.

4. get in one's way **阻礙

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：進(jìn)入某人的［道路（way）］［里面（in）］

例 If you want to convert your farm to an outdoor theater, I don't think the government will get in your way. They've been encouraging commercial development of the countryside.

5. get in touch with sb. / get in touch **與…取得聯(lián)系，與…接觸

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：進(jìn)入［里面（in）］與某人［接觸、聯(lián)系（touch）］；keep 〔stay〕 in touch （with）則表示與某人和睦相處，維持友好關(guān)系

例 Nowadays, everyone has a cellular telephone. We have fewer problem (s) getting in touch with each other.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) get hold of

(B) get in on the ground floor

(C) getting in your mother's hair

(D) getting in your way

(E) get in touch with

1. A: If I need to communicate with you while you're on your trip to Mount Fuji, how can I contact you? B: The cabin has a radio telephone. You can ______ me by asking an ATT operator to call me. Here's the number. But please, try not to call!The trip is supposed to be a vacation!

2. A: I've been trying to contact Tim, but nobody answers the phone. B: Oh, he's in Paris this week. You can ______ him at the Paris office.

3. A: I'm offering you an opportunity to ______ of a new technology that's going to revolutionize telecommunications. B: The last time I associated with something at its start I lost everything. I think I'll wait this time and see how this new business develops.

4. A: Honey, could you take the kids outside and play with them for a while? I'm trying to cook but they're bothering me so much I can't get my work done! B: Tommy! Lisa! You're ______. Go outside and play until dinner time.

5. A: Could you please move this truck? It's preventing us from passing. B: Sorry, I didn't know I was ______.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (C)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 在紐約聯(lián)系上杰里后，告訴他我希望他乘坐最早的航班到蒙特利爾。他明天下午1：30要在蒙特利爾的希爾頓酒店跟金先生吃午餐，商討我們的合資事宜。明白了嗎？

2. 馬來西亞政府同意對布米普特拉人，也就是所謂的“土著”予以特殊對待。其中一項非常值得珍視的特權(quán)是可以購買新政府控股公司的股票，例如國家汽車公司的股票。通過早期入股，布米普特拉人幾乎都……

3. 你覺得我可以上兩個小時左右的網(wǎng)不被打擾嗎？看好我辦公室的門，告訴他們我出去了。

4. 如果你想把你的農(nóng)場變成一個露天劇院，我覺得政府不會阻攔你。他們一直鼓勵農(nóng)村進(jìn)行商業(yè)開發(fā)。

5. 當(dāng)下，人人都有移動電話，人們互相聯(lián)系的困難減少了。

II. 1. A：你去富士山的路上，如果我想跟你聯(lián)系，我該怎么找到你呢？B：客艙里有一部無線電話。你可以讓ATT接線員呼叫我，這樣能聯(lián)系到我。這是號碼。但是，請盡量不要打電話來！這次旅行應(yīng)該是一次度假！

2. A：我一直試著聯(lián)系蒂姆，但是沒有人接電話。B：哦，他這周在巴黎。你可以聯(lián)系巴黎辦事處找到他。

3. A：我現(xiàn)在給你一個機(jī)會，對一項將引起電信行業(yè)改革的新技術(shù)做早期投資。B：上次我做這種參與創(chuàng)始的事時全賠光了。我想這次我要等一等，看看這項新業(yè)務(wù)的發(fā)展情況。

4. A：親愛的，你能把孩子帶到外面去玩會兒嗎？我正在做飯，但是他們總打擾我，我沒法做了！B：湯米！莉薩！你們打擾媽媽了！到外面去玩，吃晚飯的時候再回來。

5. A：你能把卡車挪一下嗎？它擋我們的路了。B：對不起，我不知道擋住你們了。