LECTURE 30 基本動詞 GET 9

LECTURE 30 基本動詞 GET 9

詞組講解

1. get carried away **狂熱，興奮

解 習語；詞義溯源：變成［失去理智的（carried away）］狀態(tài)

例 Some do get carried away and cause a commotion, but for the most part, the university students who come into this café are well-behaved. I don't mind serving them at all.

2. get close to sb. or sth. / get close **與…成為好朋友，熟知…；快趕上…的（實力等）

解 習語；詞義溯源：變成與某人或某物［親密的、接近的（close）］狀態(tài)；本詞組的第一個釋義同get next to

例 There'll be a lot of people who will try to get close to you now that you've inherited your uncle's wealth. Be careful about who you make friends with.

3. get 〔have〕 cold feet **害怕，臨陣退縮

解 習語；詞義溯源：得到［害怕、恐懼的姿勢（cold feet）］

例 Don't worry about it. Lots of people get cold feet. Jumping out of an airplane is a scary experience, even for me. Go home and relax. If you feel like you want to try again to parachute, come back tomorrow morning.

4. get credit for sth. / get credit **（因…而）得到認可或贊揚

解 習語；詞義溯源：獲得有關(guān)某事的［稱贊、威望、名聲（credit）］；常與a lot of、much等詞一起使用

例 Does anybody actually read all those notes at the end of movies? You know, like who the assistant camera crewmembers were and such. If they really wanted those people to get credit for their work, they'd put the notes at the beginning of the movie.

5. get down to brass tacks **討論實質(zhì)問題；轉(zhuǎn)入正題

解 習語；詞義溯源：［下降（down）］到達［黃銅平頭釘、要點、基本事實（brass tacks）］

例 Mr. Trovski is the kind of guy who likes to get down to brass tacks without delay. He's impatient with people who like to make small talk.

鞏固練習

(A) get carried away

(B) get close to

(C) gets cold feet

(D) get credit for

(E) get down to brass tacks

1. A: At the last moment two members of the gang got nervous and afraid to do what they had planned. So they turned and ran back to the car. B: Did their leader kill them? I've heard that if a gang member ______, the leader kills him as an example to the others.

2. A: I came up with the idea of using the old building as background for the concert. If I don't ______ that, I'm going to quit! B: I'm sure he'll praise and recognize you and all the others for their role in the concert's tremendous success. Why do you doubt him?

3. A: Alright gentlemen, enough of this preliminary consulting, let's ______ and finalize this negotiation. B: Great idea, but before we start the serious, detailed discussions, do you think we could get some coffee in here?

4. A: We can't blame the children, dear. They were all excited about cleaning the garage and making you happy for Father's Day. Their enthusiasm caused them to make some bad decisions and they did too much. B: But my golf clubs!They threw my $4,000 golf clubs in the garbage!What's next? The next time they ______ are they going to throw away the car? Okay, I admire their enthusiasm, but...

5. A: That's old Mr. Crowley. He's wealthy beyond belief, but he never got married and he has no friends. They say he doesn't let anyone ______ him. B: Has anyone tried to become his friend and get to know him lately? He might have changed in his old age.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 來咖啡館的大學生中有些確實會失去理智，造成騷亂，但是在大多數(shù)情況下，他們表現(xiàn)良好。我不介意為他們提供服務。

2. 你繼承了你叔叔的財產(chǎn)，所以肯定會有很多人想要接近你。交友要謹慎。

3. 別擔心了。很多人都會害怕。從飛機上跳出去是會讓人恐懼，即便對于我來說也是如此。回家好好放松一下。如果你覺得你想再試一次跳傘，那就明天早上再來。

4. 有沒有人看過電影的片尾字幕？你知道，就是那些助理攝影組員之類的。如果真的希望他們的工作得到好評，就應該把這些職員表放到電影開頭。

5. 特洛夫斯基先生是那種喜歡開門見山的人。他對那些喜歡閑聊的人很不耐煩。

II. 1. A：最后，有兩個幫派成員緊張起來，對他們策劃的事情感到害怕。所以，他們轉(zhuǎn)身跑回了車里。B：他們的頭領(lǐng)沒殺了他們嗎？我聽說如果幫派成員臨陣退縮，頭領(lǐng)會殺了他們以儆效尤。

2. A：我想到要把那棟舊大樓作為演唱會的背景。如果得不到好評，我就不干了! B：我想他肯定會表揚并認可你和其他人在演唱會取得的巨大成功中的作用。你為什么要懷疑他呢？

3. A：好了，先生們，初步磋商到此結(jié)束，咱們開門見山，確定最終結(jié)果吧。B：好主意，但是在進行嚴肅而詳細的討論之前，你覺得我們可以喝點咖啡嗎？

4. A：我們不能責備孩子們，親愛的。他們非常興奮，想要打掃車庫，讓你過個快樂的父親節(jié)。他們太熱情了，有些事做錯了，做得有些過頭。B：但是，我的高爾夫球桿啊！他們把我價值4000美元的高爾夫球桿扔進了垃圾桶！接下來呢？下一次他們興奮過頭了，是不是要把車子扔掉？好了，我欣賞他們的熱情，但是……

5. A：那是克勞利老先生。他富得讓人難以置信，但是他從未結(jié)過婚，也沒有朋友。人們說他不讓任何人接近他。B：那最近有沒有人想要跟他交朋友，并試圖了解他呢？或許他到了晚年會有所改變。