LECTURE 35 基本動(dòng)詞 GET 14

LECTURE 35 基本動(dòng)詞 GET 14

詞組講解

1. get off on the wrong foot 〔to a bad start〕 **扣錯(cuò)第一顆紐扣；出師不利

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［在惡劣環(huán)境下（on the wrong foot）］ ［off（向前）］走去；參照be off on the wrong foot, be off to a bad start

例 We got off on the wrong foot when Wu Jin kicked the ball into the visiting team's net in the second minute of the game. After that, the whole game was nothing but a series of mistakes.

2. Get off one's case 〔back, tail〕! *一個(gè)人待著！不要煩人！

解 俚語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：從某人的［問(wèn)題（case）或后背（back）或尾巴（tail）］［脫離（off）］而走；一般用于祈使句

例 Walter, could I speak with you? I think you'd better get off Hornsby's back—at least for a while. He's not mentally stable. Too much pressure and there's no telling what he might do.

3. get on one's nerves **使…發(fā)脾氣，影響…的情緒

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［針對(duì)（on）］某人的［神經(jīng)（nerves）］而去

例 The sound of that generator they're using across the street is getting on my nerves. Isn't there some kind of noise pollution law against construction companies using old, noisy equipment like that?

4. get on sb. or sth. ***責(zé)罵，斥責(zé)

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：［針對(duì)（on）］某人或某物而去；參照get on

例 Ithink it's your turn to get after the children for making too much noise outside. I got on them about it less than ten minutes ago and it doesn't seem to have had much effect.

5. get 〔jump〕 on the 〔one's〕 bandwagon **跟從得勢(shì)派，站到優(yōu)勢(shì)方一邊；緊跟時(shí)尚潮流

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［乘坐、跟著（on）］［樂(lè)隊(duì)車、（在選舉、運(yùn)動(dòng)、競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中）獲得優(yōu)勢(shì)的一方（bandwagon）］而去

例 It seems like everybody is trying to get on Harry Mardis' bandwagon these days. Highly popular among the conservative young generation, Mardis is probably the youngest politician to find himself in such an enviable position.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) get off on the wrong foot

(B) get off my case

(C) get on my nerves

(D) get on

(E) get on the bandwagon

1. A: Do you have to keep walking back and forth, Jim? It's really starting to ______. It's quite irritating. B: Sorry, I was just trying to think. I didn't know it was bothering you.

2. A: Sir, it would be better for your election if you just joined the popular opinion on abortion and stop trying to change everything. B: No!I will remain true to myself and my beliefs. I'm not going to ______ just to get votes. I want people to vote for the real me.

3. A: You start your new job tomorrow, don't you? B: Yeah, I'm worried I'm going to make some stupid mistakes and ______ with all my new colleagues. A: Yes, you definitely don't want to start with anything negative. Just be quiet and observant and you'll avoid doing or saying anything bad at the start.

4. A: You are the laziest, most inefficient, wasteful worker we've ever had here. You come in late, you take big breaks for...B: Oh, ______! C: Yeah, Boss. Stop criticizing Thompson so much. Stop talking to him so harshly. We like him—he's a good guy.

5. A: The janitors haven't been emptying our wastebaskets. Could you let them know you're upset with their performance? B: Yeah, I'll ______ them when I meet their boss this afternoon. I've got a few other things to scold them about too.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我們出師不利。比賽開(kāi)始兩分鐘的時(shí)候，吳晉就把球踢進(jìn)了客隊(duì)球門(mén)。之后，整場(chǎng)比賽失誤不斷。

2. 沃爾特，我能跟你談?wù)剢幔课蚁肽阕詈貌灰獰┗舳魉贡攘恕辽贂簳r(shí)不要。他的精神很不穩(wěn)定。壓力太大的話，不知道他會(huì)怎么樣。

3. 街對(duì)面他們用的那個(gè)發(fā)電機(jī)的聲音攪得我心煩。有沒(méi)有什么噪音污染法規(guī)，專門(mén)針對(duì)那些使用這種噪音大的舊設(shè)備的建筑公司？

4. 外面那些孩子太吵了，我想該輪到你去訓(xùn)訓(xùn)他們了。我不到十分鐘之前才訓(xùn)了他們一頓，但是好像沒(méi)什么用。

5. 最近好像所有人都在支持哈里·馬蒂斯。馬蒂斯很受保守的年輕人的喜愛(ài)，他可能是這個(gè)令人羨慕的位置上最年輕的政治家。

II. 1. A：你非得這么來(lái)來(lái)回回地走嗎，吉姆？你真是攪得我心煩。太討厭了。B：對(duì)不起，我正在思考問(wèn)題。我不知道這讓你心煩。

2. A：先生，如果你支持公眾關(guān)于流產(chǎn)的觀點(diǎn)，不試圖做任何改變的話，這會(huì)對(duì)你的競(jìng)選有好處。B：不！我會(huì)始終堅(jiān)持自己的信念，我不會(huì)為了獲得選票而去趕潮流。我希望人們?yōu)檎嬲奈彝镀薄?

3. A：你明天就要開(kāi)始新工作了，是嗎？B：是的，我怕我會(huì)犯低級(jí)錯(cuò)誤，或者一開(kāi)始就跟新同事相處不順利。A：是啊，你當(dāng)然不想一開(kāi)始就不順利。只要安靜點(diǎn)，注意觀察，你就能避免一開(kāi)始就做錯(cuò)事或說(shuō)錯(cuò)話了。

4. A：你是我們公司有史以來(lái)最懶惰、最沒(méi)有效率、最鋪張浪費(fèi)的員工。你上班遲到，你曠工去…… B：哦，別說(shuō)了! C：是啊，老板。別那么批評(píng)湯普森了，別那么嚴(yán)厲地說(shuō)他。我們都喜歡他——他是個(gè)好人。

5. A：清潔工還沒(méi)有倒垃圾。你能否讓他們知道你對(duì)他們的表現(xiàn)非常生氣？B：好的，今天下午我見(jiàn)他們老板的時(shí)候會(huì)說(shuō)說(shuō)他們的。我還有其他事情要批評(píng)他們。