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(jī)靈
解 習(xí)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(jìn)行得順利
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:使[好事(good thing)]進(jìn)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(xí)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(xí)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(xí)語;詞義溯源:有[高尚的品質(zhì)(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(xí)
(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(xué)校的報(bào)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(xué)院的命運(yùn)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(dāng)。而現(xiàn)在都結(jié)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(diǎn)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(xiàn)出一份愛心,將您計(jì)劃買玫瑰或巧克力的錢拿出10%,捐給當(dāng)?shù)氐拇壬茩C(jī)構(gòu)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(jī)構(gòu)。
5. 啟事:在上周的一個(gè)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。瑪格麗特。
II. 1. A:去拜訪格羅里先生之前,大家都跟我們說他是一個(gè)刻薄的老頭,討厭與人打交道。他們簡直是大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)。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?yàn)閺膩頉]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(gè)心地善良的人。他把畢生積蓄都留給了我們學(xué)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(xué)的啊,讓它們長得這么好?B:我沒學(xué)過,我天生就知道。也可以說我是個(gè)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(gè)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(wù)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(rèn)我現(xiàn)在確實(shí)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(diǎn)。B:我為什么要可憐他、寬恕他呢?就因?yàn)樗俏腋绺??沒門。他從來沒有對我寬宏大量過——從來沒有!