LECTURE 72 基本動詞 GO 8

LECTURE 72 基本動詞 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（隊伍等）；盡力爭取

解 短語動詞；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

(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?，直到把減掉的體重增了回來，還重了幾磅。

2. 盡管新法律規(guī)定禁止在公共場所吸煙，但是人們還是繼續(xù)在餐廳里吸煙。對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. 當那個高大強壯的足球運動員馬克宣布他要爭取音樂劇《窈窕淑女》里面的一個角色時，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：“讓一個男人站在舞臺上唱歌，而不是在足球場上攻擊對手，這需要更多的勇氣和信心?！?

4. 由于A國總統(tǒng)逝世，B國竭盡全力確保不會在這一敏感的交接時期觸怒A國。

5. 一則關(guān)于這名喜劇演員曾經(jīng)因強奸婦女而被定罪，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，我到時去你家?guī)湍愦虬桶峒摇：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柵欄，他們就會繼續(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幼闱蜿牭耐瑢W(xué)，請在放學(xué)后馬上到足球場來。B：網(wǎng)球隊的隊員也能參加足球隊員選拔嗎？

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，因為聽眾們幾乎都是游客。盡管他們也說英語，但他們沒有相應(yīng)的文化背景，無法理解這個笑話。B：這便是它不被接受的原因。我還以為是因為我講笑話的方式不對或其他什么呢。