LECTURE 134 基本動詞 PUT 5

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LECTURE 134 基本動詞 PUT 5

詞組講解

1. put 〔stick〕 one's oar in / put in one's oar ** 干涉，干預

解習語；詞義溯源：把自己的［槳（oar）］放在［里面（in）］

例 Dear Abby, please tell your readers that more often than not it's just best to remain quietly on the sidelines during a married couple's fight. Putting one's oar in is almost certain to make the situation worse because now the couple feels not only angry, but embarrassed as well. So when you feel the urge to put in your two cents worth —keep your mouth shut!Sincerely, Mrs. “Lesson Learned”

2. put 〔set〕 one's shoulder to the wheel ** 忙碌；努力工作

解習語；詞義溯源：把自己的［肩膀（shoulder）］貼在［方向盤（the wheel）］上

例 What a change in Rick these days! Since you had a word with him the other day, he's been a completely different worker—not lazy at all. Whatever you said to him worked: he's been putting his shoulder to the wheel ever since.

3. put 〔throw〕 out some feelers ** 試探

解習語；詞義溯源：［在外（out）］放［試探者（feeler）］

例 You're worried that if we start asking people how they feel about you as a possible governor, Mr. Warton's staff will get the idea that you're considering challenging him, but if we don't at least put out some feelers, we'll never know what our chances of success are. I think we have no choice but to do it.

4. put sb. down as sb. ** 把某人當做另一個人

解習語；詞義溯源：把某人作為某人放在［下面（down）］

例 Charles Downing? You can definitely put him down as a liberal. How else would you define a man who supports reducing the military, spending billions on welfare payments to the poor, abolishing limits on immigration and allowing women to serve in combat? He's a liberal!

5. put 〔place, set〕 sb. on a pedestal ** 尊敬，崇拜，敬仰

解習語；詞義溯源：把某人放在［坐臺（pedestal）］上

例 They put their great leaders on pedestals for all to worship, but the next generation made short work of knocking them off their pedestals.

鞏固練習

(A) put your oar in

(B) put your shoulder to the wheel

(C) put out...feelers

(D) put...down as

(E) putting...on a pedestal

1. A: I definitely would not ______ her ______ a diligent employee. B: Then how would you classify her? Surely you wouldn't describe her as lazy, would you? You don't think she's that kind of person, do you?

2. A: Just let them handle the problem themselves. My experience in these kinds of matters tells me that if you try to get involved in other people's affairs without being invited to do so, you'll just upset them. B: But I really think I could help them. A: I know you think so, but listen to me:______ and you'll regret it.

3. A: You've been working on that same piece of wood for three hours now. You'd better ______. B: It's pretty difficult to eagerly put a lot of effort into my work when there's no music to listen to. Can't buy a radio for the workshop?

4. A: My God, Cary. You're ______ her ______. Okay, Kaila is a nice girl, but she's not perfect. You treat her like she's perfect and refuse to admit that she has any faults. Come to your senses . B: You're just jealous!Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing.

5. A: Yes, sir. I'll have Barkley make some inquiries to try to find out what people think about this. I'll keep you posted . B: Okay, but before you ______ any ______, I want you to prepare a statement for the press detailing our official policy on the matter.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (E)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 親愛的阿比，請告訴你的讀者，當一對夫妻吵架的時候，旁觀者最好置身局外。從旁干涉幾乎肯定會使情況更糟，因為這時，那對夫妻不僅非常生氣，也會感到難堪。所以，當你想要發(fā)表你的意見時——閉緊你的嘴巴！你的朋友“博學夫人”。

2. 里克這些天真是變化不??！自從你那天跟他談過之后，他工作起來完全不一樣了——再也不懶惰了。你跟他說的話起了作用：從那之后，他一直非常努力地工作。

3. 你擔心如果我們調查人們對你擔任州長的看法，沃頓先生的人會知道你要向他挑戰(zhàn)。但是如果我們不試探一下的話，我們永遠不會知道我們成功的幾率有多少。我想我們別無選擇，只能這么做了。

4. 查爾斯·唐寧？你絕對可以把他看成是一位自由主義者。他支持裁軍，要求支付幾十億來為窮人提供慈善支持，支持取消移民限制，允許女性參加戰(zhàn)爭。對于這樣一個人，你還能怎么定義他？他就是一個自由主義者！

5. 他們把領袖當成偶像來崇拜，而下一代則迅速地將他們推下了神壇。