LECTURE 53 基本动词 GET 32

LECTURE 53 基本动词 GET 32

词组讲解

1. get up enough nerve to do sth. / get up enough nerve **鼓起勇气

解 习语；词义溯源：获得能做到某事的［勇气（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 **恢复健康

解 习语；词义溯源：成为［健康的（well）］状态

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 **善有善报，恶有恶报

解 习语；词义溯源：获得自己应得的；give one what's coming to one表示“给予某人理所应当的部分”

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. **得到有关消息，风闻

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：获得有关某事的［动静、消息、情报（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 **对…变得激动或忧郁

解 习语；词义溯源：［对于（over）］某事物成为［激动的、敏感的、苦恼的（worked up）］状态

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.

巩固练习

(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)

参考译文

I. 1. 我只要在这两栋建筑的缝隙之间搭一块木板，就可以走到那个屋顶上去。也就是说，只要我能鼓足勇气走过这块木板就行，不过这是不可能的！

2. 数百名粉丝聚集在这位流行歌手所在的医院外，在草坪上铺着写有“早日康复”的巨型条幅。据医院的负责人称，她收到了足足一卡车的早日康复卡。

3. 你这个混蛋。总有一天你会遭到报应的。你会得到应得的报应，因为不到那天，我不会停止。我活着的唯一理由就是要确保你得到应得的惩罚。

4. 上个周末，警方获悉有人策划将对市地标进行爆炸袭击。调查员根据犯罪组织内部的线人提供的信息，成功发现了恐怖分子。当时，他们正在一栋废弃的仓库外往卡车上装炸弹。

5. 坐下吧，亲爱的。鲍比的手术会非常顺利的。这样来回走也起不了什么作用。想想医生是怎么说的，他让你不要太过激动，这对你的心脏不好。

II. 1. A：我们去医院看看米静吧。或许朋友的探望能帮助她更快复原。B：是啊，我在哪里读过，说有朋友和家人探望的病人比没有人探望的康复得快得多。

2. A：为什么有些人违反了法律，却可以逍遥法外？他们不会像普通人一样受到惩罚。B：他们死后会得到报应的。上帝会惩罚他们。A：但是他们应该在还活着的时候就得到应得的报应！

3. A：先生，有些事情你该知道。我们的海外分公司间接听说，当地政府将要公布一项针对国外投资的新税收政策。B：他们什么时候得到的消息？马上给迪亚兹先生打电话。

4. A：这件事什么都不要跟妈妈说，好吗？没有必要让她担心。你知道的，一点小事就能让她激动。B：但是即使会担心，她也应该知道你的事。

5. A：你？！不可能！你永远没有勇气邀请丽莎参加圣诞节晚会。B：你根本不知道我喝酒之后会怎么样。几杯啤酒下肚，我什么事情都敢做。我喝醉的时候很有勇气。