LECTURE 20 基本動(dòng)詞 DO 3
詞組講解
1. do sb. good **對(duì)…有益
解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:給予某人[利益、好處(good)]
例 Go talk with the counselor. She'll listen to everything you have to say. It might do you some good to talk about your problems with her.
2. do sb. or sth. in / do in sb. or sth. ***使…筋疲力盡;騙取,欺詐;殺害;葬送,毀壞
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:使某人或某物[在里面(in)]干、做、受騙
例 Reports from the countryside indicate the typhoon, dumping over 200 millimeters of rain in less than three hours, has done in millions of dollars worth of crops.
3. do sb. out of sth. ***向某人騙取某物
解 〈口〉短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:欺騙某人[離開(kāi)(out of)]某物
例 The middle-aged man, whose victims say is “sophisticated and very gentlemanly,” has done eleven elderly widows out of their life savings. “He treated me so well and never once acted like I couldn't trust him,” explained one victim, who wished to remain anonymous.
4. do sb. proud **為某人增光;款待
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:給某人帶來(lái)[自豪的、得意的(proud)]感覺(jué);參照do credit to sb.
例 You've done the company proud young man. Your heroic actions in saving the life of someone you didn't even know makes our company look good. I've instructed your manager to give you a raise.
5. do up sb. or sth. / do sb. or sth. up ***收拾,整理,修繕;裝扮,裝飾;包裝,捆扎
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:整理[收納(up)]某物
例 Let's do up the office for Christmas this year. You know—a tree with lights and that shiny stuff hanging from the ceiling. Let's get some Christmas spirit in this place.
鞏固練習(xí)
(A) do...good
(B) do...in
(C) doing...out of
(D) do...proud
(E) do...up
1. A: Go out there and ______ us ______, son! Hit a home run! B: Is that the only way I can bring honor to the family, Father? What about my academic accomplishments? Don't they make the family proud? I'm tired of sports!
2. A: Homesick, aren't you? Why don't you go up to Michigan and visit your grandparents? It might make you feel better. B: Yeah, you're probably right—it would ______ me ______ to spend a few days with family, but I can't afford the bus fare.
3. A: Hey, let's go up and see the old barn where we used to play when we were kids. I haven't seen it in years. B: That old barn? Sorry, it was destroyed in a storm a few years ago. A: What? I can't believe it. Wow!It must have been a powerful storm to ______ that sturdy barn ______.
4. A: You're going to give Mr. Shen the gift without wrapping it? B: I tried ______ it ______ but I'm not very good at decorating things.
5. A: It's a fantastic opportunity. I can't understand why you're not interested. B: I want to know more about this Mr. Jiang who's offering the business at such a low price before I give him any money. How do I know he isn't lying about the ownership and is going to ______ us both ______ our money? A: No way!He's the nicest guy on earth. He'd never cheat us.
■ ANSWER
1. (D)
2. (A)
3. (B)
4. (E)
5. (C)
參考譯文
I. 1. 去跟顧問(wèn)談?wù)劙伞D阏f(shuō)什么她都會(huì)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)的。跟她談?wù)勀愕膯?wèn)題或許會(huì)對(duì)你有好處。
2. 來(lái)自鄉(xiāng)村的報(bào)告顯示,臺(tái)風(fēng)在三小時(shí)內(nèi)帶來(lái)了200多毫米的降水,造成農(nóng)作物損失達(dá)數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元。
3. 據(jù)受害人描述,那個(gè)中年男子看起來(lái)“很世故、很紳士”,他從11位老年寡婦那里騙走了她們畢生的積蓄。一位不愿透露姓名的受害人表示:“他對(duì)我太好了,沒(méi)有任何跡象表明他不可信。”
4. 你給公司增了光,年輕人。你見(jiàn)義勇為,挽救陌生人的生命,這給公司帶來(lái)了良好的聲譽(yù)。我已經(jīng)通知你們經(jīng)理給你加薪了。
5. 今年圣誕節(jié)我們把辦公室裝飾一下吧。你知道的——弄一棵掛彩燈的樹(shù),還有從天花板上垂下的一些閃亮的東西。我們給這里增添一點(diǎn)圣誕氣息。
II. 1. A:去吧,兒子,給我們長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)臉!打出個(gè)本壘打!B:我只能靠這個(gè)為家人帶來(lái)榮譽(yù)嗎,爸爸?我的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)呢?那不讓家人感到驕傲嗎?我厭倦體育了!
2. A:想家了,是不是?你為什么不去密歇根看看你爺爺奶奶呢?這可能會(huì)讓你感覺(jué)好一些。B:是的,你說(shuō)得對(duì)——與家人在一起待幾天好是好,但我付不起車費(fèi)。
3. A:喂,咱們到小時(shí)候經(jīng)常去玩的那個(gè)舊倉(cāng)庫(kù)去看看吧。我已經(jīng)很多年沒(méi)去過(guò)了。B:那個(gè)舊倉(cāng)庫(kù)?很可惜,幾年之前,它在一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨中被摧毀了。A:什么?真是難以置信。哇!那場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨肯定非常猛烈,不然怎么能把那么堅(jiān)固的倉(cāng)庫(kù)摧毀。
4. A:你打算不包起來(lái)就把禮物送給沈先生嗎?B:我是想把它包一下,但是我不擅長(zhǎng)裝飾東西。
5. A:這是一個(gè)絕好的機(jī)會(huì)。我真不明白你怎么就不感興趣。B:在給他錢之前,我想更深入地了解這位江先生。這筆業(yè)務(wù)他報(bào)價(jià)這么低,我怎么知道他會(huì)不會(huì)在所有權(quán)上撒謊?會(huì)不會(huì)騙光我們雙方的錢?A:不可能!他是世界上最好的人。他永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)騙我們。