LECTURE 35 基本動詞 GET 14

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LECTURE 35 基本動詞 GET 14

詞組講解

1. get off on the wrong foot 〔to a bad start〕 **扣錯第一顆紐扣；出師不利

解習語；詞義溯源：［在惡劣環(huán)境下（on the wrong foot）］［off（向前）］走去；參照be off on the wrong foot, be off to a bad start

例 We got off on the wrong foot when Wu Jin kicked the ball into the visiting team's net in the second minute of the game. After that, the whole game was nothing but a series of mistakes.

2. Get off one's case 〔back, tail〕! *一個人待著！不要煩人！

解俚語；詞義溯源：從某人的［問題（case）或后背（back）或尾巴（tail）］［脫離（off）］而走；一般用于祈使句

例 Walter, could I speak with you? I think you'd better get off Hornsby's back—at least for a while. He's not mentally stable. Too much pressure and there's no telling what he might do.

3. get on one's nerves **使…發(fā)脾氣，影響…的情緒

解習語；詞義溯源：［針對（on）］某人的［神經（nerves）］而去

例 The sound of that generator they're using across the street is getting on my nerves. Isn't there some kind of noise pollution law against construction companies using old, noisy equipment like that?

4. get on sb. or sth. ***責罵，斥責

解短語動詞；詞義溯源：［針對（on）］某人或某物而去；參照get on

例 Ithink it's your turn to get after the children for making too much noise outside. I got on them about it less than ten minutes ago and it doesn't seem to have had much effect.

5. get 〔jump〕 on the 〔one's〕 bandwagon **跟從得勢派，站到優(yōu)勢方一邊；緊跟時尚潮流

解習語；詞義溯源：［乘坐、跟著（on）］［樂隊車、（在選舉、運動、競爭中）獲得優(yōu)勢的一方（bandwagon）］而去

例 It seems like everybody is trying to get on Harry Mardis' bandwagon these days. Highly popular among the conservative young generation, Mardis is probably the youngest politician to find himself in such an enviable position.

鞏固練習

(A) get off on the wrong foot

(B) get off my case

(C) get on my nerves

(D) get on

(E) get on the bandwagon

1. A: Do you have to keep walking back and forth, Jim? It's really starting to ______. It's quite irritating. B: Sorry, I was just trying to think. I didn't know it was bothering you.

2. A: Sir, it would be better for your election if you just joined the popular opinion on abortion and stop trying to change everything. B: No!I will remain true to myself and my beliefs. I'm not going to ______ just to get votes. I want people to vote for the real me.

3. A: You start your new job tomorrow, don't you? B: Yeah, I'm worried I'm going to make some stupid mistakes and ______ with all my new colleagues. A: Yes, you definitely don't want to start with anything negative. Just be quiet and observant and you'll avoid doing or saying anything bad at the start.

4. A: You are the laziest, most inefficient, wasteful worker we've ever had here. You come in late, you take big breaks for...B: Oh, ______! C: Yeah, Boss. Stop criticizing Thompson so much. Stop talking to him so harshly. We like him—he's a good guy.

5. A: The janitors haven't been emptying our wastebaskets. Could you let them know you're upset with their performance? B: Yeah, I'll ______ them when I meet their boss this afternoon. I've got a few other things to scold them about too.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我們出師不利。比賽開始兩分鐘的時候，吳晉就把球踢進了客隊球門。之后，整場比賽失誤不斷。

2. 沃爾特，我能跟你談談嗎？我想你最好不要煩霍恩斯比了——至少暫時不要。他的精神很不穩(wěn)定。壓力太大的話，不知道他會怎么樣。

3. 街對面他們用的那個發(fā)電機的聲音攪得我心煩。有沒有什么噪音污染法規(guī)，專門針對那些使用這種噪音大的舊設備的建筑公司？

4. 外面那些孩子太吵了，我想該輪到你去訓訓他們了。我不到十分鐘之前才訓了他們一頓，但是好像沒什么用。

5. 最近好像所有人都在支持哈里·馬蒂斯。馬蒂斯很受保守的年輕人的喜愛，他可能是這個令人羨慕的位置上最年輕的政治家。