LECTURE 53 基本動詞 GET 32
詞組講解
1. get up enough nerve to do sth. / get up enough nerve **鼓起勇氣
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:獲得能做到某事的[勇氣(nerve)]
例 All I'd have to do is place a board across the gap between this building and that one and I'd be able to walk over to that rooftop. That is, if I could get up enough nerve to actually walk across the board, which isn't likely!
2. get well **恢復(fù)健康
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:成為[健康的(well)]狀態(tài)
例 Hundreds of fans have gathered outside the hospital the pop singer is staying in. Huge banners with the words “Get Well” were strung across the lawn and hospital officials report she is receiving truckloads of get-well cards.
3. get what's coming to one **善有善報,惡有惡報
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:獲得自己應(yīng)得的;give one what's coming to one表示“給予某人理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)牟糠帧?
例 You bastard. You'll get your just deserts someday. You'll get what's coming to you because I won't rest until you do. My whole reason for living has become to make sure you get your comeuppance .
4. get wind of sth. **得到有關(guān)消息,風(fēng)聞
解 〈口〉習(xí)語;詞義溯源:獲得有關(guān)某事的[動靜、消息、情報(wind)]
例 The police got wind of the planned bombing of landmarks in the city late last week. Tapping into its secret sources inside the criminal organization, investigators succeeded in finding the terrorists just as they were loading the bombs onto trucks outside an abandoned warehouse.
5. get worked up over sth. / get worked up **對…變得激動或憂郁
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[對于(over)]某事物成為[激動的、敏感的、苦惱的(worked up)]狀態(tài)
例 Just sit down, dear. Bobby's surgery will go just fine. Pacing back and forth isn't going to do any good . And remember what the doctor said. He told you not to get worked up because it's not good for your heart.
鞏固練習(xí)
(A) get up enough nerve to
(B) get well
(C) get what's coming to
(D) get wind of
(E) gets worked up over
1. A: Let's all go down to the hospital and see Mi Jing. Maybe a visit by her friends will help her recover from her illness more quickly. B: Yeah, I read somewhere that hospital patients who have visits by friends and family ______ much faster than those who don't.
2. A: Why does it always seem that some people can break a law and get by with it ? They don't get punished like us average people do. B: They'll get the punishment they deserve when they die. God will punish them. A: But they ought to ______ them while they're still on Earth!
3. A: Sir, there's something you ought to know. Our overseas branch office has learned indirectly that the local government is about to announce a new tax on foreign investments. B: When did they ______ this? Get Mr. Diaz on the phone right away.
4. A: Don't say anything to Mom about this, okay? There's no sense in her becoming all anxious. You know how she ______ the slightest things. B: But she needs to know about your accident, even if she does get worried.
5. A: You?!No way!You'll never ______ ask Lisa for a date to the Christmas party. B: You don't know me when I'm drunk. After a few beers, I can get the courage to do anything. I get very brave when I'm drunk.
■ ANSWER
1. (B)
2. (C)
3. (D)
4. (E)
5. (A)
參考譯文
I. 1. 我只要在這兩棟建筑的縫隙之間搭一塊木板,就可以走到那個屋頂上去。也就是說,只要我能鼓足勇氣走過這塊木板就行,不過這是不可能的!
2. 數(shù)百名粉絲聚集在這位流行歌手所在的醫(yī)院外,在草坪上鋪著寫有“早日康復(fù)”的巨型條幅。據(jù)醫(yī)院的負(fù)責(zé)人稱,她收到了足足一卡車的早日康復(fù)卡。
3. 你這個混蛋。總有一天你會遭到報應(yīng)的。你會得到應(yīng)得的報應(yīng),因為不到那天,我不會停止。我活著的唯一理由就是要確保你得到應(yīng)得的懲罰。
4. 上個周末,警方獲悉有人策劃將對市地標(biāo)進(jìn)行爆炸襲擊。調(diào)查員根據(jù)犯罪組織內(nèi)部的線人提供的信息,成功發(fā)現(xiàn)了恐怖分子。當(dāng)時,他們正在一棟廢棄的倉庫外往卡車上裝炸彈。
5. 坐下吧,親愛的。鮑比的手術(shù)會非常順利的。這樣來回走也起不了什么作用。想想醫(yī)生是怎么說的,他讓你不要太過激動,這對你的心臟不好。
II. 1. A:我們?nèi)メt(yī)院看看米靜吧?;蛟S朋友的探望能幫助她更快復(fù)原。B:是啊,我在哪里讀過,說有朋友和家人探望的病人比沒有人探望的康復(fù)得快得多。
2. A:為什么有些人違反了法律,卻可以逍遙法外?他們不會像普通人一樣受到懲罰。B:他們死后會得到報應(yīng)的。上帝會懲罰他們。A:但是他們應(yīng)該在還活著的時候就得到應(yīng)得的報應(yīng)!
3. A:先生,有些事情你該知道。我們的海外分公司間接聽說,當(dāng)?shù)卣畬⒁家豁椺槍馔顿Y的新稅收政策。B:他們什么時候得到的消息?馬上給迪亞茲先生打電話。
4. A:這件事什么都不要跟媽媽說,好嗎?沒有必要讓她擔(dān)心。你知道的,一點小事就能讓她激動。B:但是即使會擔(dān)心,她也應(yīng)該知道你的事。
5. A:你?!不可能!你永遠(yuǎn)沒有勇氣邀請麗莎參加圣誕節(jié)晚會。B:你根本不知道我喝酒之后會怎么樣。幾杯啤酒下肚,我什么事情都敢做。我喝醉的時候很有勇氣。