LECTURE 94 基本動詞 HAVE 15

LECTURE 94 基本動詞 HAVE 15

詞組講解

1. have one's work cut out **有艱巨的任務(wù)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使［工作（work）］ 安排給某人［使其準(zhǔn)備（cut out for）］；one's work is cut out 表示“準(zhǔn)備好某人的任務(wù)”

例 While campaigner A can rely on a large reserve of good will from the people of eastern Mississippi, unless he can match campaigner B's campaign offers, he'll have his work cut out for him.

2. have other fish to fry **有更重要的事做

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：擁有［更重要的事情、另一件要事（other fish to fry）］；這里的other可以替換為bigger，better，more important等

例 While many other professors would jump at the chance to be the head of their department, biology professor Mary Scarton turned down an offer to head Christian University's biology school. “I have other fish to fry right now,” she was quoted as saying in her letter to the academic dean. “I'm in the middle of my research on aphids and don't want to be interrupted. ”

3. have pull with sb. *有關(guān)系；有影響力

解 俚語；詞義溯源：和某人有［交情、路子（pull）］；本詞組也可以與some，much，lots等一起使用

例 The days when a person who had pull with government officials could get special favors from the government are not over, but tough new regulations have curbed the practice dramatically during the Henderson governorship.

4. have sb. on the string **任意操控，支配

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人［在繩子上（on the string）］

例 Norton thought he had the principal on the string. He thought he could do anything and get by with it because the principal would never punish him. He was only deluding himself—Principal Bolton expelled him without hesitation.

5. have seen better days **曾有過富裕而成功的日子；昔盛今衰

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：曾經(jīng)擁有［幸福的時光（better days）］

例 The first phase of the renovation of Gordon Park got underway yesterday. Park benches that had seen better days were carried off and replaced with new ones made of similar materials and design.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) had my work cut out for

(B) have...other fish to fry

(C) had pull with

(D) has...on the string

(E) has seen better days

1. A: It's not going to be easy. B: You said it. I've certainly ______ me. A: Whenever I'm faced with a difficult task like this, the first thing I do is drink a couple shots of whiskey—just to get my blood flowing! B: Sounds great—got any whiskey here?

2. A: If you ______ Mr. Barkley, we could get the loan application approved without any questions asked. B: Unfortunately I don't have influence with him. But I do remember Dennis saying he and Barkley played golf together—maybe he could help us.

3. A: Bill, don't you think it's about time you bought a new tennis racket? That one ______, eh? B: I know it's in bad condition, but I won the Wisconsin state championship with this racket. I'll never give it up —it's my good-luck racket.

4. A: How can he let his mother have so much control over him like that? My God, he does whatever she wants him to. B: She ______ him ______ because she controls the family's wealth. He has no choice but to go along with her every demand.

5. A: Why do you keep working here, Deen? You ______ so many ______. In other words, you have more important and profitable things to do—you're a shop owner, you have investments, you're a city council member. B: Believe it or not, I like working here.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (D)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 盡管A競選者可以依靠他在密西西比河?xùn)|部積攢的信譽，但是如果他拿不到與B競選者相匹敵的競選贊助，他的任務(wù)將十分艱巨。

2. 盡管換作其他教授一定會抓住擔(dān)任系主任的機會，但生物學(xué)教授瑪麗·斯卡頓拒絕了讓她擔(dān)任基督大學(xué)生物學(xué)院院長的提議。她在寫給教務(wù)主任的信中說道：“我現(xiàn)在有更重要的事情要做。我正在研究蚜蟲，不想被打擾。”

3. 跟政府官員有關(guān)系的人可以得到政府的特殊優(yōu)惠，這一情況依然存在，但是在亨德森執(zhí)政期間，一系列嚴(yán)格的新法規(guī)極大地抑制了這種現(xiàn)象。

4. 諾頓以為自己可以任意擺布校長。他以為做任何事情都能免責(zé)，校長永遠(yuǎn)不會懲罰他。他只是在欺騙自己而已——博爾頓校長毫不猶豫地把他開除了。

5. 戈登公園第一階段的翻新工作昨天開始了。曾經(jīng)盛極一時的公園長凳被搬走，取而代之的是材料和款式類似的新長凳。

II. 1. A：這并不容易。B：你說得對。我的任務(wù)非常艱巨。A：每次我面對這種艱巨的任務(wù)時，我首先會喝幾杯威士忌——讓我的血液加速流動！B：聽起來不錯——這里有威士忌嗎？

2. A：如果你在巴克利先生那里有影響力，我們可以很輕松獲準(zhǔn)申請貸款。B：可惜我對他沒有影響力。但是我記得丹尼斯說過他和巴克利一起打過高爾夫——或許他可以幫我們。

3. A：比爾，你不覺得該買一個新網(wǎng)球拍了嗎？那個曾經(jīng)好用，但現(xiàn)在不行了，是吧？B：我知道它不好用了，但是我用它贏得了威斯康辛州錦標(biāo)賽。我永遠(yuǎn)不會放棄它——它是我的幸運球拍。

4. A：他怎么能容忍他媽媽這么控制他？天哪，讓他做什么他都做。B：她能隨意操控他，因為她控制著家里的財政大權(quán)。他除了順著她的要求外別無選擇。

5. A：你為什么一直在這里工作，迪恩？你還有那么多重要的事情要做。換句話說，你有更重要的、更賺錢的事情要做——你是商店老板，你有投資，還是市議會成員。B：不管你信不信，我還是喜歡在這里工作。