LECTURE 4 基本動詞 BRING 1

LECTURE 4 基本動詞 BRING 1

詞組講解

1. bring home the bacon *賺生活費，賺錢養(yǎng)家

解 俚語；詞義溯源：給［家里（home）］帶來［腌豬肉（bacon）］

例 Su Dong? Oh, he doesn't have a job—he's a kind of “househusband. ” His wife's the one who brings home the bacon. She's a CPA at some international accounting firm. I've heard her pay is over $70,000 a year.

2. bring sb. or sth. around ***帶來（使能見面）；使恢復意識

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人帶到［周圍（around）］

例 Hey Chris, why don't you bring your baseball card collection around sometime? I'd really like to see it. Maybe you could introduce us all to your hobby at the next company picnic. What do you say?

3. bring sb. or sth. back / bring back sb. or sth. ***歸還，還原

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［向后、往回（back）］帶

例 NOTICE: Whoever took my Whitney Houston CD, I'd appreciate it if you would bring it back. Just slide it into my mailbox downstairs and I won't ask any questions. If I don't have it by Friday, I'm going to inform the dormitory security that someone stole it. Thanks, Bob.

4. bring sb. or sth. out / bring out sb. or sth. ***使顯示出；說出；（介紹女子）正式在社交界出道；出版（書籍），推出（新商品等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人或某物帶到［外面（out）］

例 He was so excited that he could hardly bring out a thank-you.

5. bring sb. or sth. up / bring up sb. or sth. ***提起，談到；養(yǎng)育孩子或動物

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物帶到［上方（up）］

例 Unless someone brings it up, let's not talk about Carl's family problems. I would hope everyone will respect his privacy and not ask him to talk about something so sensitive in a public meeting. Things like this should be discussed in private.

鞏固練習

(A) brings home the bacon

(B) bring...around

(C) bring back

(D) bring out

(E) bring up

1. A: Did you ______ the pay raise the union members want? B: Yes, I mentioned it to the general manager, but he hasn't replied yet. I'm having lunch with him tomorrow. I'll try to get him to discuss it then.

2. A: Who ______ since your father died? I mean, does somebody support the family with a regular income? B: My older brother had to quit school and start working at a factory. My brother's working hard to provide for the family. I really admire him for it. I only hope someday our situation gets better and he can go back to school.

3. A: I hear you've got a beautiful unmarried sister, Paul. Why don't you ______ her ______ sometime? Quite a few guys would love to meet her. B: Why would I bring her to meet you guys? None of you has a future! Besides, she's got a boyfriend—a guy with future!He's a medical student at Johns Hopkins' medical school.

4. A: Hey, when are you going to ______ the DVDs I lent you? I haven't even had a chance to watch them myself. B: Oh, sorry. I just forgot about them. I'll try to return them tonight.

5. A: Camping seems to ______ the animal instincts of men. Look at the way our husbands are eating those grilled steaks like cavemen! I think deep down they're the same as a wild animal. B: Right. They just need a wild setting like these woods to show that aspect of their character! Outside the city their true nature is exposed.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (C)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 蘇東？哦，他沒有工作——他是標準的“家庭主夫”。他妻子負責養(yǎng)家糊口。她是一家國際會計事務所的注冊會計師。我聽說她一年能賺7萬多美元。

2. 嘿，克里斯，有時間把你收藏的棒球卡帶過來怎么樣？我非常想看看。或者，你可以在公司下次野餐會上給我們講講你的業(yè)余愛好。你覺得怎么樣？

3. 告示：若有人拿了我的惠特尼·休斯頓的CD，請把它還回來，非常感謝。只要把它放到我樓下的信箱里就可以。我不會再追查。如果在周五之前沒有還回來，我將把有人偷CD的事報告宿舍保安。非常感謝，鮑勃。

4. 他太激動了，連謝謝都說不出來。

5. 只要沒有人提出來，我們就不要談卡爾家的問題。我希望所有人能夠尊重他的隱私，不要在公開會議上要求他談論這么敏感的話題。這種事情只能在私下談論。

II. 1. A：你提出工會會員要求加薪的事了嗎？B：是的，我跟總經(jīng)理提了，但是他還沒有回復。我明天要跟他一起吃午飯。到時候，我會盡量跟他談談此事。

2. A：你父親去世以后，誰來養(yǎng)家？我的意思是，有沒有人為這個家庭提供定期的收入？B：我哥哥不得不退學，開始在一家工廠打工。我哥哥努力工作來養(yǎng)活一家人。這一點，我非常欽佩他。我真希望有一天，我們的狀況能有所好轉(zhuǎn)，這樣他就可以再回到校園。

3. A：保羅，我聽說你妹妹非常漂亮，而且沒有結(jié)婚。有時間把她帶過來怎么樣？許多小伙子都非常想見見她。B：我為什么要帶她來見你們這些家伙？你們都沒什么前途！再說了，她已經(jīng)有男朋友了——那小伙子前途無量！他是約翰·霍普金斯大學醫(yī)學院的學生。

4. A：嘿，你打算什么時候把我借給你的DVD還回來？我自己都還沒看呢。B：對不起，我差點忘了。我盡量今晚就還給你。

5. A：露營好像激發(fā)了男人的動物本能。你看看我們的丈夫們吃烤牛排的樣子，簡直像野人一樣！我想在內(nèi)心深處，他們都是野生動物。B：沒錯。他們需要一個像這種森林一樣的野外環(huán)境來展現(xiàn)他們的特點！只有在城市外面，他們才會顯露本性。