LECTURE 59 基本動詞 GIVE 6

LECTURE 59 基本動詞 GIVE 6

詞組講解

1. give sb. the eye ** （有好感而）盯著某人看，送秋波

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：給某人［視線、眼光（eye）］；參照catch one's eye

例 We had been sitting in the rock café giving every girl the eye for over an hour when this huge man came over and asked us why we were staring at his girlfriend.

2. give sb. the shirt off one's back ** 把什么都給出去；非常慈悲

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把身上穿著的襯衫［脫下來（off）］給某人

例 You know I'd give the shirt off my back for you, Su Yun, but I just don't have any money right now. My situation's as bad as yours. Have you tried asking Yu Lin? He might be able to lend you some money.

3. give sb. tit for tat ** 用同樣的方式報復(fù)，以牙還牙

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：給某人［一報還一報（tit for tat）］；tit表示“敲打”，tat表示“輕輕敲打”

例 I sat there watching two little boys throwing sand at each other with amusement. One boy was the aggressor and the other was just giving him tit for tat. A few minutes later, their mother came along and cleaned them off in the ocean water.

4. give sb. a black eye ** 打得某人眼眶發(fā)青；損壞名聲

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：給某人帶來［被打得發(fā)青的眼圈、丑事（black eye）］；參照get a black eye

例 I gave him a black eye!He'll have to walk around for days with that big bruise on his eye and everybody will ask him how he got it. He'll lie and tell them he had an accident. He won't tell them I got the better of him.

5. give sb. a bright idea ** 告訴某人好主意或好方案

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：告訴某人［好主意、好方案（bright idea）］

例 Joe likes to read magazines and newspapers from around the world. He says that every so often, something he reads gives him a bright idea. I guess that's why he's so creative in advertising.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) giving...the eye

(B) given the shirt off his back

(C) giving tit for tat

(D) giving...a black eye

(E) given...a bright idea

1. A: A punch like that will probably cause a big black and blue bruise to form around your eye. You'd better put some ice over your eye for a while. B: Yeah, okay. I guess Bill's going to boast about ______ me ______ to the whole school. I should have hit him in the eye too, instead of the chest.

2. A: You know, seeing that soccer match has ______ me ______. We could make little plastic soccer balls and sell them at the World Cup. B: You're always thinking of something clever, but you never have the money to make it a reality. But keep dreaming, maybe someday...

3. A: Let's move away from here. That man over there is ______ me ______. B: I hardly think that man is trying to show his interest in you, Sally. He's a blind man!

4. A: My father was a good man. He would have ______ to help even a stranger. Unfortunately, some people took advantage of his generosity. B: Yeah, that's the usual case. A person who's willing to sacrifice everything he has to help others has to be careful not to be deceived by false friendship or even false need.

5. A: We'll match every assault!Every time they attack us, verbally or physically, we'll do the same. We won't initiate, only respond in kind. B: Sir, isn't there some danger in only ______? We never know how severe their attack may be. They have all the control.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我們在那家搖滾咖啡廳坐了一個多小時，向所有女孩目送秋波。這時，一個大塊頭走過來，問我們?yōu)槭裁炊⒅笥芽础?

2. 蘇云，你是知道的，我愿意盡全力幫助你，但是我現(xiàn)在沒錢。我的狀況跟你一樣糟。你有沒有問問余林？或許他能借你點錢。

3. 我坐在那兒，看著兩個小男孩開心地向?qū)Ψ饺由匙印Ｒ粋€孩子扔過來，另一個也不示弱。幾分鐘后，他們的媽媽走過來，用海水把他們沖干凈了。

4. 我揍了他一頓！這幾天他都得帶著眼睛上那一大塊烏青了。別人都會問他是怎么弄的，他肯定會撒謊說他出了事故，而不會說是我打了他。

5. 喬喜歡閱讀世界各地的報紙和雜志。他說，有時候讀文章會給他帶來靈感。我猜這就是為什么他在廣告方面如此有創(chuàng)意的原因了。

II. 1. A：那一拳很可能會使你的眼眶青腫，你最好用冰塊敷一敷眼睛。B：好的。我想比爾肯定會跟全校同學(xué)吹噓說他打得我眼眶發(fā)青。我也應(yīng)該打他的眼睛，不應(yīng)該打胸口的。

2. A：你知道的，看完那場足球比賽，我產(chǎn)生了靈感。我們可以做些小塑料足球，在世界杯的時候賣。B：你總能想出一些聰明的想法，卻從來沒花錢實施過。繼續(xù)做夢吧，或許有一天……

3. A：我們別坐在這里了。那邊那個男人一直對我拋媚眼。B：我絕不認(rèn)為那個人對你感興趣，薩莉。他是個盲人！

4. A：我爸爸是個好人，他甚至可以傾其所有來幫助一個陌生人。不幸的是，有些人利用了他的慷慨。B：是啊，通常情況下都是這樣。一個愿意付出所有來幫助他人的人就應(yīng)該小心，不要被虛假的友誼或需求所欺騙。

5. A：我們將應(yīng)對他們的每一次攻擊！無論他們從語言上還是身體上攻擊我們，我們每次都會予以還擊。我們不會挑起爭端，只是針鋒相對地予以回應(yīng)。B：長官，如果只是以牙還牙會不會有危險？我們不知道他們的攻擊會有多激烈?？刂茩?quán)在他們手里。