LECTURE 98 基本動詞 HOLD 1

LECTURE 98 基本動詞 HOLD 1

詞組講解

1. hold all the aces *處于有利的位置；處于支配地位

解 俚語；詞義溯源：撲克牌游戲中拿著［所有的A（all the aces）］

例 It goes without saying the company is the major force in the world of computer software these days. However it does not hold all the aces. Several Silicon Valley upstarts have recently been chipping away at its grip on the market, forcing the giant to make significant changes in the way it does business with its retailers.

2. Hold it! *停住！不許動！等一等！

解 俚語；詞義溯源：抓著［那個（it）］

例 Look at that guy over there climbing out the window of that house. Hey You! Yeah You!HOLD IT!!What do you think you're doing over there?

3. hold no brief for sb. or sth. **不能忍受；反對，不贊同

解 習語；詞義溯源：不持有對某人或某事的任何［概要、聲明（brief）］

例 Malaysia's call to form a trade bloc made up of the Asia-Pacific nations only,（excluding America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia）, has not been received warmly by Singapore, Japan and South Korea, who hold no brief for alliances based solely on race.

4. hold off doing sth. / hold off on doing sth. ***推遲；避免

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：維持［遠遠地、一段距離（off）］做某事；這里的on表強調

例 President has decided to hold off going on vacation until rain comes and puts an end to the nation's worst ever drought. His decision has had a ripple effect, with government officials at all levels following his lead.

5. hold on ***不掛斷（電話等）；抓?。煌Ｒ幌?

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：［繼續(xù)（on）］抓住；參照hang on to sb. or sth.

例 Before you start the car, be sure the gears are not engaged. HOLD ON!Didn't you hear what I just said? Check the gears first!If you start it with the gears engaged, it'll lurch forward and might hit somebody or another car or something else.

鞏固練習

(A) holds all the aces

(B) hold it

(C) hold no brief for

(D) hold off

(E) Hold on

1. A: I don't understand this. How can your younger brother have all the power to control the company that your father left to you when he died? B: It's my fault that Robert ______ now—I wasn't careful and he gradually bought 52% of the company's stock. Now he calls the shots and there's no way for me to get back control.

2. A: Come on , Chirs—we'll never get a seat if we're late. Hurry up! B: ______!I have to take my laundry out of the washer before we go. A: We can't wait!We're going without you—see you there.

3. A: We all know you ______ the school reforms. Do you care to explain why you have no strong feelings for the campaign? B: Sure. It's quite simple really—I'm not a strong supporter of the school reforms because I feel the changes are being made too rapidly and without consideration of the unique situation of each individual school.

4. A: With land prices in Bangkok going down so rapidly, I suggest we ______ purchasing the land for our factory for a few months at least. B: Good idea, but let's not delay the purchase beyond this fiscal year. I want the cost to be part of this year's expenses.

5. A: Tom, call the Dallas office and tell them to stop what they're doing on the licensing agreement. Our lawyer needs to review the contract. B: They're going to be upset if we tell them to ______, but okay—I'll call them.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (E)

3. (C)

4. (D)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 不用說，這家公司是當今世界計算機軟件領域的主力軍。盡管如此，它并沒有處于支配地位。許多硅谷新貴最近一直在削弱其對市場的控制，迫使這個行業(yè)巨頭在與零售商的合作方式上做出重大改變。

2. 你看那邊那個人正從房子的窗戶往外爬。嘿，你！對，就是你！不許動??！你在那里干什么？

3. 馬來西亞提出的關于建立一個僅由亞太地區(qū)國家組成的貿(mào)易集團（不包含美國、加拿大、新西蘭和澳大利亞）的倡議沒有得到新加坡、日本和韓國的熱烈響應，他們不贊同僅僅基于種族的聯(lián)盟。

4. 總統(tǒng)決定在大雨降臨并緩解該國史上最嚴重的干旱之后再休假。他的決定產(chǎn)生了連鎖效應，各級政府官員紛紛效仿。

5. 啟動汽車前，要確保齒輪沒有嚙合。停一下！你沒聽到我剛才說的話嗎？先檢查齒輪！如果你在齒輪嚙合的情況下啟動汽車，它會突然前進，并且可能撞到人、車或其他什么。

II. 1. A：我不明白。你弟弟怎么能完全控制你父親去世后留給你的公司呢？B：都是我的過錯才讓羅伯特現(xiàn)在掌管了公司——我太不小心了，他逐步買進了公司52%的股票?，F(xiàn)在他說了算，我已經(jīng)沒法重新奪回控制權了。

2. A：快點，克里斯——如果我們遲到的話，就沒座位了?？禳c！B：等會兒！走之前，我得先從洗衣機里把衣服拿出來。A：我們等不了了！我們先走了——到時見。

3. A：我們都知道你不贊同學校改革。你能否解釋一下為什么你對這次活動不感興趣？B：當然可以。其實真的很簡單——我之所以不強烈支持學校改革，是因為我覺得這些變革進行得太快，沒有考慮到每所學校的不同情況。

4. A：在曼谷土地價格急劇下降的情況下，我建議我們至少推遲幾個月購買建工廠的土地。B：好主意。但是我們不能推遲到本財年后再買。我想把這筆費用作為今年開支的一部分。

5. A：湯姆，給達拉斯辦事處打電話，讓他們停止有關許可證協(xié)議的工作。我們的律師需要復核一下合同。B：如果我們讓他們停止的話，他們會很不高興，不過好吧——我會給他們打電話。