LECTURE 82 基本動詞 HAVE 3

LECTURE 82 基本動詞 HAVE 3

詞組講解

1. have a good head on one's shoulders **頭腦靈活，機靈

解 習語；詞義溯源：［肩膀（shoulders）］［上（on）］有［好的（good）］頭腦

例 The report from your last school indicates that you did quite well and was respected among your peers. So I know you have a good head on your shoulders. What I can't understand is why you weren't using it last night. Leaving the campus without permission is punishable by expulsion from the school. Before I decide your fate here at Penington Boys' School, do you have anything to say for yourself?

2. have a good thing going **干得好；成功；進行得順利

解 習語；詞義溯源：使［好事（good thing）］進行

例 Damn, we had the freshmen doing our laundry, cleaning our rooms, running errands for us—everything. We had a good thing going. But it's over now. Mr. Bowdern, our dormitory headmaster, has banned the tradition in our dormitory.

3. have a green thumb **擅長園藝

解 習語；詞義溯源：有［園藝才能（green thumb）］

例 Frank's Nursery has hundreds of care-free plants for your house and office. Trees, vines, flowers and even cactus plants—all of them so easy to care for. At Frank's you don't have to have a green thumb to enjoy lush, green plants all year round. Frank's Nursery 32 Cole Ave. Ph：847-6879.

4. have a heart **有同情心；寬容

解 習語；詞義溯源：有［同情心、愛心（heart）］

例 On this Valentine's Day, have a heart and donate just 10% of the money you plan to spend on roses or chocolates to a local charity. Your lover will love you even more—and it will do both your hearts good . This message is brought to you by United Charities.

5. have a heart of gold **有金子般的心，有善心；慷慨大方

解 習語；詞義溯源：有［高尚的品質（heart of gold）］

例 Notice: To the stranger who helped me when my car broke down last week on a rainy night. I didn't get your name, but I did get this much about you—you have a heart of gold. God Bless You. Margaret.

鞏固練習

(A) has a good head on her shoulders

(B) have a good thing going

(C) have a green thumb

(D) Have a heart

(E) had a heart of gold

1. A: Before we went to visit him, everybody told us Mr. Growly was a mean old man who hated people. They couldn't have been more wrong. We found him to be kind...and, uh...generous and sympathetic. B: I guess nobody ever got close to him so they just assumed he was that way. But as my sister just said, he was a man who ______. I think by leaving his life's savings to our school he's proved that to everybody who never met him.

2. A: Oh Alice, I wish I could grow plants as well as you can. Where did you learn how to make them grow so well? B: I've never studied. I just know how. You could say I ______.

3. A: Theresa's an excellent babysitter. I know she's only 19 years old, but she has a lot of common sense. She makes good judgments and is sensible when caring for babies. B: Good. I'll hire her for this Saturday. If I know my children are being watched by someone who ______, I can go out with my husband without worrying all night.

4. A: You have more business than you can handle. So why do you want to sell your shop and give up such a beneficial situation? B: I'll admit I do ______, but I'm not happy with my life.

5. A: My God, Brent. ______. Show a little compassion for him. B: Why should I show any mercy or forgiveness for him? Just because he's my brother? No way. He's never been that generous to me—ever!

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (C)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 你之前所在學校的報告說你表現(xiàn)非常優(yōu)秀，并且在同齡人中很受尊敬。所以，我知道你很聰明。但是讓我無法理解的是，你昨晚怎么就犯傻了呢？未經(jīng)允許離校是會被開除的。在我決定你在賓寧敦男子學院的命運之前，你有沒有什么要說的？

2. 該死的，以前有新生們給我們洗衣服、打掃房間、跑腿——做所有事情。一切都那么順當。而現(xiàn)在都結束了。我們的宿舍管理員鮑登先生禁止了這一慣例。

3. 弗蘭克苗圃有數(shù)百種植物可以點綴您的家和辦公室，不需要您去打理。樹木、藤類、花，甚至仙人掌——都很容易照料。在弗蘭克苗圃，就算您不是園藝高手，同樣可以全年與郁郁蔥蔥的綠色植物相伴?？茽柎蟮?2號弗蘭克苗圃。電話：847-6879。

4. 今年的情人節(jié)，請您獻出一份愛心，將您計劃買玫瑰或巧克力的錢拿出10%，捐給當?shù)氐拇壬茩C構吧。這樣您的愛人將會更加愛您——也會讓您二位都感到愉快。該信息來自聯(lián)合慈善機構。

5. 啟事：在上周的一個雨夜，我的汽車出了故障。為我提供幫助的陌生人，我不知道您的姓名，但是我非常了解——您有一顆金子般的心。上帝保佑您?，敻覃愄?。

II. 1. A：去拜訪格羅里先生之前，大家都跟我們說他是一個刻薄的老頭，討厭與人打交道。他們簡直是大錯特錯。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)他非常和藹……而且，呃……慷慨大方，富有同情心。B：我想可能是因為從來沒有人接近他，所以大家都以為他就是那樣。但是，就像我姐姐曾經(jīng)說過的，他是一個心地善良的人。他把畢生積蓄都留給了我們學校，這就是對所有沒見過他的人的證明。

2. A：哦，艾麗絲，我希望我能像你一樣把植物養(yǎng)得這么好。你從哪兒學的啊，讓它們長得這么好？B：我沒學過，我天生就知道。也可以說我是個園藝高手。

3. A：特蕾莎是一位出色的保姆。我知道她只有19歲，但是她的常識很豐富。她能做出很好的判斷，并且照顧孩子很有一套。B：很好。我這周六就聘用她。如果知道我的孩子由一個頭腦聰明的人照看，我晚上就可以毫無牽掛地跟丈夫出去了。

4. A：你的業(yè)務多得都處理不過來。你為什么還想賣掉店鋪，放棄這么好的現(xiàn)狀？B：我承認我現(xiàn)在確實做得很好，但是我對自己的生活不滿意。

5. A：拜托，布倫特。發(fā)發(fā)慈悲吧，對他寬容一點。B：我為什么要可憐他、寬恕他呢？就因為他是我哥哥？沒門。他從來沒有對我寬宏大量過——從來沒有！