LECTURE 134 基本動(dòng)詞 PUT 5

LECTURE 134 基本動(dòng)詞 PUT 5

詞組講解

1. put 〔stick〕 one's oar in / put in one's oar ** 干涉，干預(yù)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把自己的［槳（oar）］放在［里面（in）］

例 Dear Abby, please tell your readers that more often than not it's just best to remain quietly on the sidelines during a married couple's fight. Putting one's oar in is almost certain to make the situation worse because now the couple feels not only angry, but embarrassed as well. So when you feel the urge to put in your two cents worth —keep your mouth shut!Sincerely, Mrs. “Lesson Learned”

2. put 〔set〕 one's shoulder to the wheel ** 忙碌；努力工作

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把自己的［肩膀（shoulder）］ 貼在［方向盤（the wheel）］上

例 What a change in Rick these days! Since you had a word with him the other day, he's been a completely different worker—not lazy at all. Whatever you said to him worked: he's been putting his shoulder to the wheel ever since.

3. put 〔throw〕 out some feelers ** 試探

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［在外（out）］放［試探者（feeler）］

例 You're worried that if we start asking people how they feel about you as a possible governor, Mr. Warton's staff will get the idea that you're considering challenging him, but if we don't at least put out some feelers, we'll never know what our chances of success are. I think we have no choice but to do it.

4. put sb. down as sb. ** 把某人當(dāng)做另一個(gè)人

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人作為某人放在［下面（down）］

例 Charles Downing? You can definitely put him down as a liberal. How else would you define a man who supports reducing the military, spending billions on welfare payments to the poor, abolishing limits on immigration and allowing women to serve in combat? He's a liberal!

5. put 〔place, set〕 sb. on a pedestal ** 尊敬，崇拜，敬仰

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人放在［坐臺(tái)（pedestal）］上

例 They put their great leaders on pedestals for all to worship, but the next generation made short work of knocking them off their pedestals.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) put your oar in

(B) put your shoulder to the wheel

(C) put out...feelers

(D) put...down as

(E) putting...on a pedestal

1. A: I definitely would not ______ her ______ a diligent employee. B: Then how would you classify her? Surely you wouldn't describe her as lazy, would you? You don't think she's that kind of person, do you?

2. A: Just let them handle the problem themselves. My experience in these kinds of matters tells me that if you try to get involved in other people's affairs without being invited to do so, you'll just upset them. B: But I really think I could help them. A: I know you think so, but listen to me:______ and you'll regret it.

3. A: You've been working on that same piece of wood for three hours now. You'd better ______. B: It's pretty difficult to eagerly put a lot of effort into my work when there's no music to listen to. Can't buy a radio for the workshop?

4. A: My God, Cary. You're ______ her ______. Okay, Kaila is a nice girl, but she's not perfect. You treat her like she's perfect and refuse to admit that she has any faults. Come to your senses . B: You're just jealous!Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing.

5. A: Yes, sir. I'll have Barkley make some inquiries to try to find out what people think about this. I'll keep you posted . B: Okay, but before you ______ any ______, I want you to prepare a statement for the press detailing our official policy on the matter.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (E)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 親愛的阿比，請(qǐng)告訴你的讀者，當(dāng)一對(duì)夫妻吵架的時(shí)候，旁觀者最好置身局外。從旁干涉幾乎肯定會(huì)使情況更糟，因?yàn)檫@時(shí)，那對(duì)夫妻不僅非常生氣，也會(huì)感到難堪。所以，當(dāng)你想要發(fā)表你的意見時(shí)——閉緊你的嘴巴！你的朋友“博學(xué)夫人”。

2. 里克這些天真是變化不?。∽詮哪隳翘旄勥^之后，他工作起來完全不一樣了——再也不懶惰了。你跟他說的話起了作用：從那之后，他一直非常努力地工作。

3. 你擔(dān)心如果我們調(diào)查人們對(duì)你擔(dān)任州長(zhǎng)的看法，沃頓先生的人會(huì)知道你要向他挑戰(zhàn)。但是如果我們不試探一下的話，我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)知道我們成功的幾率有多少。我想我們別無選擇，只能這么做了。

4. 查爾斯·唐寧？你絕對(duì)可以把他看成是一位自由主義者。他支持裁軍，要求支付幾十億來為窮人提供慈善支持，支持取消移民限制，允許女性參加戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。對(duì)于這樣一個(gè)人，你還能怎么定義他？他就是一個(gè)自由主義者！

5. 他們把領(lǐng)袖當(dāng)成偶像來崇拜，而下一代則迅速地將他們推下了神壇。

II. 1. A：我絕對(duì)不會(huì)把她看成是一個(gè)勤奮的員工。B：那你怎么評(píng)價(jià)她呢？當(dāng)然你也不會(huì)說她懶惰，對(duì)吧？你不會(huì)覺得她是那種人，是不是？

2. A：讓他們自己解決那個(gè)問題。根據(jù)我在這方面的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，如果你擅自參與別人的事情，會(huì)讓他們很生氣。B：但我真的覺得我可以幫忙。A：我知道你會(huì)這么想，但是你聽我的：如果你去干涉的話，你會(huì)后悔的。

3. A：你在這塊木頭上花了三個(gè)小時(shí)了。你最好努力工作。B：沒有音樂可聽，我很難把精力投入到工作中去。不能為車間買一臺(tái)收音機(jī)嗎？

4. A：我的天哪，卡里。你把她當(dāng)成偶像來崇拜。好吧，凱拉的確是一個(gè)好女孩，但是她并不完美。而你卻把她看成完美無瑕的，拒絕承認(rèn)她有任何錯(cuò)誤。清醒點(diǎn)吧。B：你只是嫉妒而已！別管我。我知道我在做什么。

5. A：是的，先生。我會(huì)讓巴克利做一些調(diào)查，看看人們對(duì)此的看法如何。我會(huì)隨時(shí)把最新消息告訴您的。B：好的。不過在你探聽別人的觀點(diǎn)之前，我希望你能為媒體準(zhǔn)備一份聲明，詳細(xì)說明我們對(duì)這件事的官方政策。