LECTURE 57 基本动词 GIVE 4

LECTURE 57 基本动词 GIVE 4

词组讲解

1. give out *** 停止运转；用尽；中途终止

解 短语动词；词义溯源：给出［到灭绝、殆尽（out）］

例 I don't care about the loud noise it makes, we're going to use this refrigerator until it gives out. It'll probably last another six months. So until then, just learn to live with the noise.

2. give rise to sth. ** 引起

解 习语；词义溯源：给某物带来［上升（rise）］

例 What the President meant by “Goodwill begets goodwill”, is that good-intentioned, friendly gestures from one country give rise to reciprocal gestures from another.

3. give 〔feed〕 sb. a line ** 拐骗，用谎话迷惑

解 习语；词义溯源：给某人［钓鱼线（line）］

例 He'll probably try to give you a line about where he was last night. If I were you, I'd question him only after getting all my ducks in a row —you know, find out everything about where he was and what he was doing last night. That way you'll have an idea of when he's lying.

4. give sb. a pain * 折磨人，烦人

解 俚语；词义溯源：给某人带来［麻烦、不愉快（pain）］

例 I moved out of the house to my own apartment because my two little brothers were giving me a pain. I had no privacy and they were constantly talking, playing and making a general nuisance of themselves.

5. give sb. a piece of one's mind ** 教训，一针见血地指责

解 习语；词义溯源：向某人传达［坦率的建议或进行指责（a piece of one's mind）］；参照tell sb. off

例 You should go back to the supermarket and give that cashier a piece of your mind. How dare she accuse you of trying to cheat her!If you won't go, I will! So are you going, or do I have to?

巩固练习

(A) give out

(B) gave rise to

(C) giving...a line

(D) giving...a pain

(E) give...a piece of my mind

1. A: Do you think the invention of the steam engine is what ______ the industrial revolution? B: Well, I wouldn't say it was the cause of the industrial revolution. It certainly contributed to the change, but wasn't the main contributing factor.

2. A: Don't you know when somebody is ______ you ______? B: Why do you think what he's saying is false and deceiving? He doesn't seem to be the kind of man who would tell me something untrue just to get me to do something for him.

3. A: I don't know about you, but Mr. Lee has really been ______ me ______ these days with his energy conservation campaign. B: I feel exactly the same. Every time I walk out of the room, he asks me why I didn't turn out the light. I think he's annoying everybody.

4. A: Let me ______ you ______!I think you're the worst store manager this supermarket has had in the eleven years I've been working here!I'm telling you exactly what I think of you! B: Are you finished scolding me? Have you told me everything about why you disapprove of me? If so, let me tell you this: YOU'RE FIRED!!

5. A: He's hanging from a tree, about 80 meters above the ground. We've got to move quickly. He can't hang there forever. Eventually his arm and hand muscles are going to get tired and stop functioning. B: How long do you think it will be before they ______?

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (D)

4. (E)

5. (A)

参考译文

I. 1. 我不介意冰箱噪音大，我们要把它用到不能用了为止。也许还能再用六个月。所以在那之前，学会适应这些噪音吧。

2. 总统说“友善带来友善”的意思是，一个国家出自好意的友好举动将使另一个国家做出回报性的举动。

3. 对于他昨晚去哪了，他可能会跟你撒谎。如果我是你，我会等了解一切之后再去问他——你知道的，就是查查昨晚他在哪里、做了什么。这样你就知道他什么时候撒谎了。

4. 我从家里搬出来住进我自己的公寓了，因为我那两个弟弟烦死我了。我没有一点隐私，而且他们总是不停地说话、玩闹、制造一系列麻烦。

5. 你应该回到超市去，好好说一说那个收银员。她怎么能指责你，说你想欺骗她呢！如果你不去的话，我去！那么是你去，还是我去？

II. 1. A：你觉得是蒸汽机的发明引发了工业革命吗？B：嗯，我不认为它是工业革命开始的原因。它确实带来了变革，但不是主要的推动因素。

2. A：别人骗你你难道不知道吗？B：你为什么认为他说的是假话，是骗人的？他不像是那种撒谎骗我为他做事的人。

3. A：虽然我不了解李先生，但是他的节能项目这几天一直烦扰着我。B：我也深刻体会到了。每次我走出房间的时候，他都会问我为什么不关灯。我想可能每个人都觉得他烦了。

4. A：让我说说你吧！我想你是我在这家超市工作的11年间见过的最糟糕的经理！我说的就是我对你的看法！B：你批评完了吗？你把不喜欢我的原因都说出来了吗？如果说完了，那我告诉你：你被炒鱿鱼了！！

5. A：他挂在树上了，离地面大约有80米高。我们得走快点，不能让他一直挂在那里。他的胳膊和手迟早会没力气的，到那时就挂不住了。B：你觉得多久后他的胳膊和手就会没力气了呢？