LECTURE 51 基本動詞 GET 30
詞組講解
1. get through with sth. ***完成(工作、任務(wù)等)
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:去[通過(through)][有關(guān)(with)]某事物;參照get through sth.
例 Turn off that television!No television until you get through with your homework. And no radio either!Turn it off.
2. get 〔have, find〕 time for sb. or sth. **特意抽空
解 習語;詞義溯源:[為了(for)]某人或某事而獲得[時間(time)]
例 Before we got married, we used to go mountain hiking almost every weekend of the summer and fall. Now with the baby and my job, we never seem to get time for it. All we do is working, eating and sleeping.
3. get 〔have〕 time off **休假,工作中抽空
解 習語;詞義溯源:獲得[分離(off)]的時間
例 Maybe if I can get some time off, we'll leave the baby at my mother's house and take a trip to the Fragrant Hill. We could find some of the trails we used to walk and find the spot where we first kissed.
4. get to one's feet **站立,站起來
解 習語;詞義溯源:去[用腳站立起來(to one's feet)]
例 Oh, your food is the best in the world. I've eaten so much that I can't get to my feet. I think I'd better rest right here for a while.
5. get to the bottom of sth. **查明緣由,弄清真相
解 習語;詞義溯源:到達某事物的[真相、盡頭(bottom)]
例 So both of you refuse to speak? Neither of you has anything to say to me about how you got the answer sheets to the examination? Okay then, both of you are suspended from this school. You will remain suspended until I get to the bottom of this.
鞏固練習
(A) get through with
(B) get time for
(C) get time off
(D) getting to my feel
(E) get to the bottom of
1. A: Stand up! B: Why should I? I don't feel like ______. Go away. A: The President is passing by. Stand up or someone will come over and criticize you!
2. A: It's only a matter of time before we ______ this murder. B: You'll never determine what caused Fettucino's death. He's been burned and crushed too much to ever learn the cause. A: Shut up you little...RAT!We will ascertain the cause, and when we do, if you were involved in any way...
3. A: When you've finished using that hammer, do you mind if I use it? B: Not at all. When I ______ it, I'll pass it to you.
4. A: Sorry I haven't written to you lately. I've been so busy with the new baby and John's new job that I just couldn't ______ writing. B: That's okay. I know it's difficult to have time for things like that when you have a new baby. How is the baby? Is everything okay?
5. A: In this company, it's easy to ______ for studying. You can have up to two years time free from work to pursue a Master's Degree anytime you want. B: Two years of no work? And when you finished, your job is still there for you? I mean, they don't replace you, do they?
■ ANSWER
1. (D)
2. (E)
3. (A)
4. (B)
5. (C)
參考譯文
I. 1. 關(guān)上電視!寫完作業(yè)之前不準看電視,也不準聽收音機!把收音機關(guān)掉。
2. 結(jié)婚前,夏天和秋天的幾乎每個周末,我們都會去爬山遠足。現(xiàn)在有了孩子和工作,我們好像再也沒時間做這些事了,我們每天就是工作、吃飯和睡覺。
3. 如果我可以抽出時間的話,或許我們可以把孩子放到我媽媽那里,然后去香山玩玩。我們可以找到以前走過的小路,還可以去我們第一次接吻的地方看看。
4. 哦,你做的飯菜簡直是這個世界上最好吃的了。我吃得太撐了,都站不起來了。我想我最好在這兒休息一會兒。
5. 那么你們兩個都不想說了?你們不想跟我說說是怎么得到考試答案的嗎?那好吧,在我弄清楚這件事的真相之前,你們被停學(xué)了。
II. 1. A:起立!B:我為什么得起立?我不想站起來。走開。A:總裁將要從這里經(jīng)過。站起來,不然會有人過來批評你!
2. A:查清這樁兇殺案的真相只是時間問題。B:你永遠別想弄清楚費圖西諾的死因。他被焚燒和擠壓得太嚴重了,無法找出原因。A:閉嘴,你這個……卑鄙小人!我們會查明原因,到時候,如果你跟這事有任何牽連……
3. A:你用完錘子之后,能不能借我用一下?B:當然可以。我用完就給你。
4. A:抱歉最近沒給你寫信。由于孩子剛出生,約翰又有了新工作,我一直很忙,沒能抽出時間寫信。B:沒關(guān)系。我知道剛生完孩子是很難有時間做這種事情的。孩子怎么樣?一切都還順利嗎?
5. A:在這家公司,休假進修很容易。你最多可以兩年不上班,攻讀碩士學(xué)位,不管何時都可以。B:兩年不用上班?獲得碩士學(xué)位之后,你的工作還給你保留?我是說,他們不會替換你?