LECTURE 74 基本動詞 GO 10

LECTURE 74 基本動詞 GO 10

詞組講解

1. go places ** 獲得成功，飛黃騰達

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：去［各地（places）］

例 That young man is going places someday, you just watch and see. He's intelligent, confident, congenial and probably the most politic foreign student I've ever seen at this university.

2. go scot-free / get off scot-free ** 免罰；被判無罪

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：處于從稅金、債務(wù)等［免除的、解放的（free）］狀態(tài)

例 While Mr. Borland will not have to serve a jail term, he did not go scot-free. The judge ordered him to perform 500 hours of community service and to give up his membership in the chamber of commerce.

3. go sky high ** 升得很高；飛升

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：去［極高、天那么高（sky high）］的地方

例 The price of gold shot up 3% following a report that the American economy had slipped into a recession last quarter. However, most analysts say the increase is only temporary and gold prices will not go sky high as some media reports have suggested.

4. go the distance ** 賽完全程；成功地完成

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：走很長的［距離（distance）］；原是體育用語

例 Becoming a fully-licensed, specialized doctor is nearly a fifteen-year process of studying and getting practical experience. It's no wonder that a high percentage of would-be doctors find they can't go the distance and become nurses or medical technicians instead.

5. go through *** 通過；度過；忍受

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［通過（through）］而去；參照go through sth.

例 Petro-Chem is not waiting for their application to go through, which could take months. Betting that the chemical processing factory will get the go-ahead from the government, Petro-Chem last week broke ground on the first building.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) go places

(B) go scot-free

(C) goes sky high

(D) go the distance

(E) goes through

1. A: During the rainy season, so long as it's raining, the temperature is moderate. But if it's sunny day, the temperature can become very high. B: You don't even have a fan. When temperature ______, what can you do? Can you sleep in such immoderate heat without even a fan?

2. A: Anyone who performs this difficult task from beginning to end, will be awarded a plaque which says you successfully completed the 88-kilometer marathon. B: And runners who don't ______? Will they get any recognition? A: They'll get a T-shirt with the marathon logo on it.

3. A: We can't just let him ______, Your Honor. He's a dangerous man. B: I agree he's dangerous, but because you tortured the prisoner to make him confess, he will not be punished.

4. A: If your loan ______, you could open your first shop by this summer. B: And if it doesn't get approved, I'll give up trying. A: Don't be pessimistic!

5. A: Chuck's a pretty good guitar player. And he has an excellent voice. B: And don't forget he's handsome. I think his future looks very good. A: Definitely. He's going to ______. I see a bright future for him too.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (E)

5. (A)

參考譯文

I. 1. 那個年輕人總有一天會獲得成功的，等著看吧。他聰明、自信、隨和，他可能是我在這所大學(xué)所見到的最精明的外國留學(xué)生了。

2. 博蘭先生雖免受牢獄之苦，但也沒能逃脫處罰。法官罰他做500個小時的社區(qū)服務(wù)，并放棄商會會員的資格。

3. 自有關(guān)美國上個季度經(jīng)濟出現(xiàn)滑坡的報告公布之后，黃金價格漲了3%。但是，大部分分析人員表示，此次漲價是暫時的，黃金價格不會像有些媒體報道的那樣漲成天價。

4. 成為一名獲得執(zhí)照的專業(yè)醫(yī)生得花將近15年的時間來不斷研究和實踐。這也難怪很大一部分想當(dāng)醫(yī)生的人發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無法堅持下去，結(jié)果當(dāng)了護士或醫(yī)療技術(shù)人員。

5. 石油化工公司沒有等到他們的申請被批準，因為要花幾個月的時間。斷定化工廠將會獲得政府的批準，石油化工公司上周便開始第一期工程了。

II. 1. A：在雨季，只要下雨，溫度就非常適中。但是晴天氣溫會變得很高。B：你連把扇子都沒有。氣溫升得很高的時候，你怎么辦？沒有扇子，你能在這種酷熱的天氣里睡著嗎？

2. A：任何人只要從頭到尾完成了這個高難度任務(wù)，就可以獲得一個徽章，表明你成功完成了88公里的馬拉松比賽。B：那些沒有堅持到最后的賽跑者呢？他們能得到認可嗎？A：他們可以得到一件印有馬拉松標識的T恤衫。

3. A：我們不能讓他逍遙法外，法官大人。他是個危險人物。B：我也知道他很危險。但是由于他是在受到嚴刑拷問的情況下承認的，所以并不會受到處罰。

4. A：如果你申請的貸款通過了，今年夏天便可以開第一家店了。B：如果沒有被批準，我就放棄。A：別這么悲觀！

5. A：查克是一位非常優(yōu)秀的吉他手，他的嗓音也非常出色。B：別忘了，他還很帥呢。我想他的前途將一片光明。A：當(dāng)然了。他會獲得成功的。我也認為他很有前途。