12 CARRY: （用手、肩等）搬，舉，扛；運，搬運；承受；運（球）；具有

12 CARRY: （用手、肩等）搬，舉，扛；運，搬運；承受；運（球）；具有

詞組講解

1. carry a torch for sb. / carry a 〔the〕 torch ** 愛上某人（尤指單相思）

解 習語；詞義溯源：為某人舉［火把（torch）］

例 Why don't you stop carrying a torch for a girl you're never going to have?

2. carry coals to Newcastle ** 畫蛇添足，多此一舉

解 習語；詞義溯源：向紐卡斯爾運［煤（coals）］；這是英國流傳至今的習語，紐卡斯爾曾經(jīng)是為英國其他地方提供煤炭的城市

例 Don't you think filling this form out three times is carrying coals to Newcastle?

3. carry on with 〔about〕 sb. or sth. / carry on *** 繼續(xù)做；與某人有曖昧關(guān)系；吵吵鬧鬧，舉動失常

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：與某人一起［持續(xù)不停地（on）］搬運

例 After the visitor left, we carried on with our discussion.

They've been carrying on for years.

Greg was carrying on about something his brother had done to him.

4. carry 〔pull〕 one's (own) weight ** 盡自己的本分，盡職盡責

解 習語；詞義溯源：承受自身的［重量、比重（weight）］

例 Each member must start carrying his own weight instead making just a few of us do all of the work ourselves.

5. carry sb. or sth. away *** 帶走；偷走；使某人失去自制力或非常興奮

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物運到［遠方（away）］

例 Several of the demonstrators refused to stand up and had to be carried away.

6. carry sb. or sth. off / carry off sb. or sth. *** 帶走；偷走；贏得；成功地應付局面

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物運［到遠方（off）］或運［離（off）］；參照bring sth. off

例 One of the boys tried to carry off the statue, but it was too heavy for him.

The plan was carried off flawlessly.

7. carry sb. or sth. out / carry out sb. or sth. *** 抬走，運走；實施；完成任務；完成課題

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物運［出去（out）］

例 The bomb squad retrieved the suspicious package and carried it out.

A soldier is expected to carry out his orders thoroughly and expeditiously.

8. carry sth. over / carry over sth. *** 延期，推后

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：搬運某物［越過（over）］某物

例 It is illegal to carry profits from one year over to the next year's tax report.

9. carry the ball ** （在運動中，特別是橄欖球比賽中得分時）持球前突；負責

解 習語；詞義溯源：運［球（ball）］；參照drop the ball

例 In rugby the players carry the ball down the field.

It was up to me to carry the ball or the job wasn't going to get done.

10. carry the torch ** 舉火把；領導斗爭或運動

解 習語；詞義溯源：舉［火把（torch）］；參照carry a torch for sb.

例 The rebel leader vowed to carry the torch of freedom long after their victory.

11. carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders ** 肩負重任，太過操心

解 習語；詞義溯源：將世界上的［重擔（weight）］都扛在肩膀上

例 Relax, Bob. Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.

12. carry weight with sb. / carry weight ** 有影響；有分量

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人具有［影響力、重要性、價值（weight）］

例 The Chamber of Commerce carries weight with business and political leaders.

參考譯文

1. 你為什么要癡戀一個你永遠無法得到的女孩呢？

2. 你不覺得填三遍這個表格是多此一舉嗎？

3. 訪客離開后，我們繼續(xù)進行討論。

他們的曖昧關(guān)系已經(jīng)有很多年了。

格雷格因為他弟弟對他做的事而吵鬧不休。

4. 每一位成員都必須盡職盡責，而不是僅僅讓我們幾個人干活。

5. 有幾個示威者拒絕站起來，結(jié)果只能被帶走了。

6. 其中一個男孩試圖搬走雕像，但是對他來說太重了。

計劃完成得毫無瑕疵。

7. 防爆小組找到了可疑包裹，并把它運走了。

士兵應該十分迅速、徹底地執(zhí)行命令。

8. 把一年的利潤轉(zhuǎn)入下年的稅務報告是違法的。

9. 在玩英式橄欖球時，球員帶著球在球場上飛奔。

要不是我擔起責任，工作就無法完成。

10. 叛軍首領宣誓，在取得勝利后將始終忠于自由的信念。

11. 放松點，鮑勃。別太過操心了。

12. 商會對商業(yè)和政治領袖有很大的影響力。