LECTURE 51 基本动词 GET 30

LECTURE 51 基本动词 GET 30

词组讲解

1. get through with sth. ***完成（工作、任务等）

解 短语动词；词义溯源：去［通过（through）］［有关（with）］某事物；参照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 习语；词义溯源：［为了（for）］某人或某事而获得［时间（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 习语；词义溯源：获得［分离（off）］的时间

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，站起来

解 习语；词义溯源：去［用脚站立起来（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. **查明缘由，弄清真相

解 习语；词义溯源：到达某事物的［真相、尽头（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.

巩固练习

(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)

参考译文

I. 1. 关上电视！写完作业之前不准看电视，也不准听收音机！把收音机关掉。

2. 结婚前，夏天和秋天的几乎每个周末，我们都会去爬山远足。现在有了孩子和工作，我们好像再也没时间做这些事了，我们每天就是工作、吃饭和睡觉。

3. 如果我可以抽出时间的话，或许我们可以把孩子放到我妈妈那里，然后去香山玩玩。我们可以找到以前走过的小路，还可以去我们第一次接吻的地方看看。

4. 哦，你做的饭菜简直是这个世界上最好吃的了。我吃得太撑了，都站不起来了。我想我最好在这儿休息一会儿。

5. 那么你们两个都不想说了？你们不想跟我说说是怎么得到考试答案的吗？那好吧，在我弄清楚这件事的真相之前，你们被停学了。

II. 1. A：起立！B：我为什么得起立？我不想站起来。走开。A：总裁将要从这里经过。站起来，不然会有人过来批评你！

2. A：查清这桩凶杀案的真相只是时间问题。B：你永远别想弄清楚费图西诺的死因。他被焚烧和挤压得太严重了，无法找出原因。A：闭嘴，你这个……卑鄙小人！我们会查明原因，到时候，如果你跟这事有任何牵连……

3. A：你用完锤子之后，能不能借我用一下？B：当然可以。我用完就给你。

4. A：抱歉最近没给你写信。由于孩子刚出生，约翰又有了新工作，我一直很忙，没能抽出时间写信。B：没关系。我知道刚生完孩子是很难有时间做这种事情的。孩子怎么样？一切都还顺利吗？

5. A：在这家公司，休假进修很容易。你最多可以两年不上班，攻读硕士学位，不管何时都可以。B：两年不用上班？获得硕士学位之后，你的工作还给你保留？我是说，他们不会替换你？