LECTURE 57 基本動(dòng)詞 GIVE 4
LECTURE 57 基本動(dòng)詞 GIVE 4
詞組講解
1. give out *** 停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；用盡；中途終止
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：給出［到滅絕、殆盡（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 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：給某物帶來(lái)［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 ** 拐騙，用謊話迷惑
解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：給某人［釣魚(yú)線（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，煩人
解 俚語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：給某人帶來(lái)［麻煩、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 ** 教訓(xùn)，一針見(jiàn)血地指責(zé)
解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：向某人傳達(dá)［坦率的建議或進(jìn)行指責(zé)（a piece of one's mind）］；參照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?
鞏固練習(xí)
(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)
參考譯文
I. 1. 我不介意冰箱噪音大，我們要把它用到不能用了為止。也許還能再用六個(gè)月。所以在那之前，學(xué)會(huì)適應(yīng)這些噪音吧。
2. 總統(tǒng)說(shuō)“友善帶來(lái)友善”的意思是，一個(gè)國(guó)家出自好意的友好舉動(dòng)將使另一個(gè)國(guó)家做出回報(bào)性的舉動(dòng)。
3. 對(duì)于他昨晚去哪了，他可能會(huì)跟你撒謊。如果我是你，我會(huì)等了解一切之后再去問(wèn)他——你知道的，就是查查昨晚他在哪里、做了什么。這樣你就知道他什么時(shí)候撒謊了。
4. 我從家里搬出來(lái)住進(jìn)我自己的公寓了，因?yàn)槲夷莾蓚€(gè)弟弟煩死我了。我沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)隱私，而且他們總是不停地說(shuō)話、玩鬧、制造一系列麻煩。
5. 你應(yīng)該回到超市去，好好說(shuō)一說(shuō)那個(gè)收銀員。她怎么能指責(zé)你，說(shuō)你想欺騙她呢！如果你不去的話，我去！那么是你去，還是我去？
II. 1. A：你覺(jué)得是蒸汽機(jī)的發(fā)明引發(fā)了工業(yè)革命嗎？B：嗯，我不認(rèn)為它是工業(yè)革命開(kāi)始的原因。它確實(shí)帶來(lái)了變革，但不是主要的推動(dòng)因素。
2. A：別人騙你你難道不知道嗎？B：你為什么認(rèn)為他說(shuō)的是假話，是騙人的？他不像是那種撒謊騙我為他做事的人。
3. A：雖然我不了解李先生，但是他的節(jié)能項(xiàng)目這幾天一直煩擾著我。B：我也深刻體會(huì)到了。每次我走出房間的時(shí)候，他都會(huì)問(wèn)我為什么不關(guān)燈。我想可能每個(gè)人都覺(jué)得他煩了。
4. A：讓我說(shuō)說(shuō)你吧！我想你是我在這家超市工作的11年間見(jiàn)過(guò)的最糟糕的經(jīng)理！我說(shuō)的就是我對(duì)你的看法！B：你批評(píng)完了嗎？你把不喜歡我的原因都說(shuō)出來(lái)了嗎？如果說(shuō)完了，那我告訴你：你被炒魷魚(yú)了??！
5. A：他掛在樹(shù)上了，離地面大約有80米高。我們得走快點(diǎn)，不能讓他一直掛在那里。他的胳膊和手遲早會(huì)沒(méi)力氣的，到那時(shí)就掛不住了。B：你覺(jué)得多久后他的胳膊和手就會(huì)沒(méi)力氣了呢？
