LECTURE 72 基本動(dòng)詞 GO 8
詞組講解
1. go on a binge * 狂歡作樂;濫用
解 俚語;詞義溯源:處于[吃喝玩樂的(on a binge)]狀態(tài);binge表示“狂歡,放縱”
例 Nancy's way of dieting reminds me of a roller coaster. For a few weeks she nearly starves herself by eating only vegetables and drinking water. Then after she's lost ten or fifteen pounds, she goes on a binge for about a week and eats everything in sight until she gains the weight back—plus a few pounds.
2. go on doing sth. / go on with sth. / go on *** 繼續(xù)做
解 短語動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:去[繼續(xù)(on)]做某事
例 People are going to go on smoking in restaurants despite the new law which forbids smoking in public places. For most smokers, having a cigarette after a meal consummates the experience. Also, restaurant owners and workers are reluctant to tell a customer not to smoke.
3. go out for sth. / go out *** 為(娛樂或吃飯)而出門,外出;拼命想進(jìn)(隊(duì)伍等);盡力爭(zhēng)取
解 短語動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:為了做某事[向外(out)]走
例 Imagine our surprise when big, strong football player Mark announced he'd be going out for a part in the musical My Fair Lady!He explained his interest this way: “It takes a lot more bravery and confidence for a man to sing on stage than to attack another player on the football field. ”
4. go out of one's way to do sth. / go out of one's way ** 付出很大努力;故意
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:為了做某事而走[脫離原來的路(out of one's way)]
例 With the death of Country A's President, Country B has gone out of its way to make sure it does nothing to provoke Country A during its sensitive transition period.
5. go over like a lead balloon * 不成功;不被接受
解 〈口〉俚語;詞義溯源:就像用[鉛(lead)]填充的氣球一樣[倒塌(over)]下去
例 The news that the comedian had once been convicted and jailed for raping a woman destroyed his career. Audiences gave him the cold shoulder and the same jokes that used to never fail to get a rise out of an audience, went over like a lead balloon.
鞏固練習(xí)
(A) went on a...binge
(B) go on
(C) go out for
(D) go out of your way
(E) went over like a lead balloon
1. A: Sam, I'll come over to your house to give you a hand with your packing and moving. B: I appreciate it, but you don't have to ______. If you have the free time, come on over. But don't make a special effort if you've got other things to do.
2. A: I've asked the two boys who live next door to stop walking through our yard to get to their house faster, but they continue to do it. B: And they'll ______ doing it until you put a fence across the path. They're boys and like the old saying goes “Boys will be boys. ”
3. A: Those of you who want to try to get a position on the soccer team, should come to the field immediately after school. B: Can I ______ the soccer team, if I'm already on the tennis team?
4. A: Mr. Brosley, is it true that on the night of February 7, 2011 you and your colleague, Mr. Norland ______ robbery ______? B: We robbed two stores. I would hardly call that doing something execessively often in a short period of time, as you've indicated we did.
5. A: Your joke ______ because the audience was mostly tourists. Though they all speak English, they couldn't understand the joke because they don't have the cultural background. B: So that's why it was not received well. I thought it failed because I had said it the wrong way or something.
■ ANSWER
1. (D)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (E)
參考譯文
I. 1. 南希節(jié)食的方法讓我想起了過山車。前幾周她幾乎只吃蔬菜和喝水,把自己餓得不行。減掉10到15磅之后,她狂吃了大約一周??吹绞裁闯允裁矗钡桨褱p掉的體重增了回來,還重了幾磅。
2. 盡管新法律規(guī)定禁止在公共場(chǎng)所吸煙,但是人們還是繼續(xù)在餐廳里吸煙。對(duì)于大部分吸煙者來說,飯后一根煙更過癮。而且,餐廳的老板和員工也不愿意要求顧客不要吸煙。
3. 當(dāng)那個(gè)高大強(qiáng)壯的足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員馬克宣布他要爭(zhēng)取音樂劇《窈窕淑女》里面的一個(gè)角色時(shí),你能想象我們是多么吃驚嗎?他是這么解釋他為什么感興趣的:“讓一個(gè)男人站在舞臺(tái)上唱歌,而不是在足球場(chǎng)上攻擊對(duì)手,這需要更多的勇氣和信心?!?
4. 由于A國(guó)總統(tǒng)逝世,B國(guó)竭盡全力確保不會(huì)在這一敏感的交接時(shí)期觸怒A國(guó)。
5. 一則關(guān)于這名喜劇演員曾經(jīng)因強(qiáng)奸婦女而被定罪,并被判處監(jiān)禁的新聞,將他的職業(yè)生涯徹底毀滅了。觀眾們對(duì)他非常冷淡,以前引觀眾發(fā)笑的笑話,現(xiàn)在完全不起作用了。
II. 1. A:薩姆,我到時(shí)去你家?guī)湍愦虬桶峒?。B:那真是太感謝了,但是你不必特地過來。有空的話就過來吧。要是有其他事情要做的話,就不用專門過來了。
2. A:我跟隔壁那兩個(gè)男孩說了,叫他們不要為了回家方便而從我們家院子穿過去,但是他們還是那么做。B:你如果不在路上架個(gè)柵欄,他們就會(huì)繼續(xù)那么做的。他們是男孩子,俗話說得好:“男孩子終究是男孩子,本性難移?!?
3. A:想?yún)⒓幼闱蜿?duì)的同學(xué),請(qǐng)?jiān)诜艑W(xué)后馬上到足球場(chǎng)來。B:網(wǎng)球隊(duì)的隊(duì)員也能參加足球隊(duì)員選拔嗎?
4. A:布羅斯利先生,2011年2月7日晚上,你和你的同事諾蘭先生進(jìn)行了瘋狂的搶劫,是不是真的?B:我們搶了兩家商店。我不把它稱為在短時(shí)間內(nèi)做極端的事情,就像你暗示的那樣。
5. A:你的笑話沒有任何效果,因?yàn)槁牨妭儙缀醵际怯慰?。盡管他們也說英語,但他們沒有相應(yīng)的文化背景,無法理解這個(gè)笑話。B:這便是它不被接受的原因。我還以為是因?yàn)槲抑v笑話的方式不對(duì)或其他什么呢。