LECTURE 143 基本動(dòng)詞 RUN 2

LECTURE 143 基本動(dòng)詞 RUN 2

詞組講解

1. run around with sb. *** 與某人一起混，與某人結(jié)交

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：和某人一起［到處（around）］跑

例 Parents must be diligent in finding out exactly who their teenagers are running around with. Children are especially impressionable at this age and subject to peer pressure to a higher degree than at any other time in their lives. If they start associating with a bad group of friends, all that you've taught them can come to naught in a very short time.

2. run away from sb. or sth. / run away *** 逃跑

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：從某人或某物處［遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地（away）］逃跑

例 Take for instance the case of Christopher Pearly, a bright 14-year-old who was at the top of his class academically. He had promise, but in the summer before his sophomore year, Christopher began associating with a group of high school dropouts. The day before school was to start, he ran away from home. Two years later he was arrested for posession of drugs and bank robbery.

3. run counter to sth. ** 與…相反，相抵觸

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：朝與某物［相反、倒著（counter）］的方向跑；本詞組與跑步?jīng)]有任何關(guān)系

例 If Christopher's parents had taken more interest in who he was keeping company with , would he made a mess of his life? Would he have even started into the habits that ran counter to his bright future? I think not.

4. run in the family 〔blood〕 ** 某種特征為一個(gè)家族所共有，世代相傳

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［家庭、家族、族系（family）］的內(nèi)在（血統(tǒng)）

例 Up in the attic, I found a long-lost painting of my great grandfather, which confirmed what I had always believed: big noses run in the family! My grandfather, my father and I all have great big noses that look like ski slopes.

5. run into a stone 〔brick〕 wall ** 碰壁，碰釘子

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：碰撞到［大障礙、石壁（stone wall）］

例 Everything was going fine until we started probing the actions of the S-1 Office during the war. There we ran into a brick wall. Though we tried, we got nowhere and ended up going away empty-handed . So the question of who was responsible for the massacre continues to go begging .

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) run around with

(B) run away from

(C) run counter to

(D) run in her family

(E) run into a brick wall

1. A: Who did Christopher keep company with ? B: He used to ______ some of his high school classmates, but he had started going places regularly with some kids from Farmington. A: Do you think they put him up to the robbery?

2. A: The message I want to get across to the students is that drugs ______ happy, healthy and successful life. I'll be using examples from real-life cases of people who've ruined their lives with drugs. B: Good luck. I hope your presentation does the trick . I've been trying for years to no avail to make kids realize that using drugs is inimical to a good life; that drug use acts against the realization of their dreams.

3. A: Ma'am, are you sure your son hasn't just ______ home? B: Christopher? Oh, no— I'm sure he has no reason to leave here secretly because he's unhappy. I'm sure he's just lost. Please, look for him!

4. A: Lisa is sensitive about her red hair, so, uh, don't say anything about it, okay? B: Yeah, sure. Does red hair ______? A: Yeah, it's a common trait in all of her relatives.

5. A: I've been up all night trying to figure out what we should do next. We've reached a point where it seems no further progress is possible. B: Take a few days' vacation away from the laboratory. It's what I do when I ______. I just put the work out of my mind .

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (C)

3. (B)

4. (D)

5. (E)

參考譯文

I. 1. 十幾歲孩子的父母必須經(jīng)常查看他們的孩子跟什么人混在一起。這個(gè)年齡的孩子尤其容易受到影響，并且比其一生中的任何時(shí)候都容易受到同伴壓力的影響。如果他們開(kāi)始與壞孩子交往，你教過(guò)他們的東西會(huì)在很短的時(shí)間內(nèi)化為烏有。

2. 以克里斯托弗·皮爾里的故事為例。他14歲，在班里學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)一直名列前茅，非常有前途。但是在他上大二之前的那個(gè)夏天，他開(kāi)始跟一群高中輟學(xué)生交往。在開(kāi)學(xué)前一天，他離家出走了。兩年后，他因?yàn)椴囟竞蛽尳巽y行而被捕。

3. 如果克里斯托弗的父母多關(guān)注他所交往的人，他的生活還會(huì)變得如此糟糕嗎？他是否還會(huì)養(yǎng)成那些與他的光明未來(lái)背道而馳的習(xí)慣？我想不會(huì)。

4. 我在閣樓里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一幅失蹤了很久的曾祖父的畫(huà)像，它驗(yàn)證了我一直以來(lái)的一個(gè)想法：大鼻子是我們家族代代相傳的特色！我爺爺、我爸爸和我都是大鼻子，看起來(lái)就好像滑雪坡一樣。

5. 在我們開(kāi)始調(diào)查S-1辦公室在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間的行動(dòng)之前，一切都非常順利。我們?cè)谡{(diào)查中碰壁了。盡管我們進(jìn)行了多次嘗試，依然沒(méi)有進(jìn)展，最后兩手空空。所以，關(guān)于誰(shuí)應(yīng)該為大屠殺負(fù)責(zé)的問(wèn)題依然無(wú)人知曉。

II. 1. A：克里斯托弗經(jīng)常跟誰(shuí)在一起？B：他過(guò)去經(jīng)常跟他的幾個(gè)高中同學(xué)在一起，但是后來(lái)開(kāi)始經(jīng)常跟著一些來(lái)自法明頓的孩子到處游蕩。A：你覺(jué)得是他們教唆他搶劫的嗎？

2. A：我想要告訴同學(xué)們毒品與幸福、健康、成功的人生是背道而馳的。我將舉幾個(gè)被毒品毀掉一生的人的真實(shí)例子。B：祝你好運(yùn)。我希望你的報(bào)告能發(fā)揮作用。多年以來(lái)，我一直努力讓孩子們意識(shí)到吸毒對(duì)美好生活有害，吸毒會(huì)阻礙夢(mèng)想的實(shí)現(xiàn)，但是一直沒(méi)有效果。

3. A：夫人，確定您兒子并沒(méi)有離家出走嗎？B：克里斯托弗？哦，是的——我確定他不可能因?yàn)椴桓吲d就偷偷離開(kāi)家。我肯定他只是迷路了。拜托，找找他吧！

4. A：莉薩對(duì)她的紅頭發(fā)非常敏感，所以，呃，不要談?wù)撨@個(gè)，好嗎？B：好的，當(dāng)然。紅頭發(fā)是她們家族的遺傳嗎？A：是的，這是她所有親戚的共同特質(zhì)。

5. A：我一晚上沒(méi)睡，一直在想我們接下來(lái)該做什么。我們已經(jīng)到達(dá)了一個(gè)點(diǎn)，好像不可能再有進(jìn)一步的進(jìn)展了。B：休幾天假，離開(kāi)實(shí)驗(yàn)室。每當(dāng)我碰壁的時(shí)候，我就會(huì)這么做。我只是想把工作從腦海里摒除。