LECTURE 27 基本動詞 GET 6

LECTURE 27 基本動詞 GET 6

詞組講解

1. get after sb. ***一再要求，一再催促；責(zé)怪

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：［跟在后面（after）］走；參照keep 〔stay〕 after sb.

例 Could you get after Jimmy for not doing his house chores before going out to play with his friends? He listens to you more than me.

2. get along on a shoestring / get along **勉強糊口；生活拮據(jù)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：以［小額資本、零星資金（shoestring）］為生

例 Igot along on a shoestring for eight years while I was saving up money to buy a home. I didn't go anywhere or do anything—no movies, no eating out, no vacations. My budget was very tight then, but now I have my own home.

3. get along 〔on〕 with sb. / get along 〔on〕 ***與某人成為朋友；與某人和睦相處；取得進展

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［與（with）］某人和睦相處

例 Lisa's the kind of girl who can get along with just about anybody. She's so congenial, affable and sincerely courteous. So if she's having a problem with her dormitory roommate, then her roommate must be pretty terrible.

4. get along without sb. or sth. ***沒有…湊合著做

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：在［無、沒有（without）］某人或某物的狀態(tài)下維持

例 Frank Scrompton, CEO of ParVision Inc. is a living testimony to just how well a person can get along without legs if he has the strength of character to live his life to the fullest.

5. get 〔have〕 ants in one's pants / get antsy *興奮；焦慮，坐立不安

解 俚語；詞義溯源：［褲子（pants）］里面有螞蟻或變成［焦慮的、坐立不安的、到處癢的（antsy）］狀態(tài)

例 Hey!Just be patient! Lunch will be ready just as soon as I can make it. Don't get ants in your pants! Now, who wants soup?

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) get after

(B) get along on a shoestring

(C) get along with

(D) get along without

(E) getting ants in their pants

1. A: It's nice of you to offer to lend me your extra car, but really, I can ______ a car until mine is repaired. I don't want to trouble you. B: No trouble at all. Are you sure you can still function if you don't have a car? I don't think I could survive for more than a day.

2. A: The children are all ______ waiting for the baby chickens to hatch out of their eggs. B: I know what you mean. In my classroom, one little boy got so impatient that he cracked open the shell himself! He was so anxious to see the chick.

3. A: As a manager, you can't be afraid to scold someone when he's not doing his work well. B: I'm not afraid to ______ my workers. It's just that I try other methods of persuasion first—like counseling or something.

4. A: I can barely afford to attend the university. I've got to live on a very small budget. Do you think I can live on just $100 a month? B: It's possible. There are lots of ways to ______. I'll show you all the tricks of living very cheaply in New York.

5. A: If you two can't live and work together in a friendly manner. I'm afraid I'll have to fire both of you. B: Then fire me!Because I'll never be able to ______ that stupid moron!

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 吉米沒有做完家務(wù)就出去跟朋友玩了，你能不能說說他？他更聽你的話。

2. 八年來，我一直節(jié)衣縮食，攢錢買房子。我哪兒也不去，什么也不做——不看電影，不出去吃飯，不度假。那時我的預(yù)算很吃緊，不過現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)有自己的房子了。

3. 莉薩是那種可以跟任何人相處甚歡的女孩。她性格溫和，和藹可親，而且彬彬有禮。所以，如果她跟室友鬧矛盾的話，那她的室友肯定非常差勁。

4. 帕維申有限公司的首席執(zhí)行官弗蘭克·斯科羅普頓形象地證明了，一個沒有雙腿的人如果擁有強有力的品格，也能過出極豐富的人生。

5. 嘿！耐心點！午餐很快就好！別坐立不安的！現(xiàn)在誰想喝湯？

II. 1. A：你愿意把不用的車借給我，真是太好了。但是，在我的車修好之前，我也可以不用車。我不想麻煩你。B：一點都不麻煩。你確定沒有車你還可以正常生活嗎？要是我的話多一天也沒法過。

2. A：孩子們都焦急地等著小雞從雞蛋里被孵化出來。B：我知道。在我們班，有個小男孩沉不住氣，自己把蛋殼給打破了！他太渴望看到小雞了。

3. A：作為一名經(jīng)理，當(dāng)員工表現(xiàn)不好的時候，你不能害怕責(zé)備他們。B：我不是害怕責(zé)備我的員工，只是我想先用其他說服的方法——比如勸告什么的。

4. A：我沒什么錢上大學(xué)。我只能靠一點點錢生活。你認(rèn)為我一個月只花100美元可以生活嗎? B：可以的。有許多靠一小筆錢謀生的方法。我可以教你所有在紐約節(jié)儉生活的方法。

5. A：如果你們兩個不能一起好好生活、工作，恐怕我得把你們兩個都開除。B：那就把我開除了吧！因為我絕對不可能跟那個愚蠢的傻瓜好好相處。