LECTURE 179 基本動詞WORK 2

LECTURE 179 基本動詞WORK 2

詞組講解

1. work one's way through ** （聚精會神地）完成

解 習語；詞義溯源：緩慢而艱難地前進是為了［通過（through）］那條［路（way）］

例 Dear family and friends of Walter Eaton, we're gathered here today to pay our last respects to a fine young man whose life has come to an end much too soon. Walter was the most industrious young man I've ever met. An orphan at the age of 17, he came to grips with the loss of his parents and worked his way through college, graduating last year with honors. His future was bright.

2. work one's way up ** （工作或地位）逐步提高，向上爬

解 習語；詞義溯源：一［路（way）］［向上（up）］緩慢而艱難地前進

例 Don't think the church is any different than any other organization. There are some priests who spend a lot of their time and effort trying to work their way up. Pastor, Bishop, university head, Cardinal—they're all important steps in a career-minded priest's life.

3. work out *** 鍛煉，運動；實現，產生預期的結果；算出，解決

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：在［外（out）］工作或［完全地（out）］得到預期的結果

例 I'm not the type who could enjoy working out in a gymnasium with dozens of other people all sweating and grunting. No, I like to go to some place where I can get away from it all —you know, like out in the countryside.

4. work out for the best ** 以最好的結果結束

解 習語；詞義溯源：產生［最好的（the best）］結果

例 Hey, you never know, but losing your job might work out for the best. Now you'll have the time to start that flower and garden shop you've been talking about starting for years. What do you say, honey? Want to give it a shot ? This could turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to you.

5. work sb. or sth. in / work in sb. or sth. *** 使插入，使進入

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：為進入其［中（in）］而努力工作

例 Mother, you must think there are 30 hours in a day!I'm already attending piano school, computer school, math and science school and English language classes. How do you think I'm going to work in Tae Kwon Do classes?!

鞏固練習

(A) work your way through

(B) work your way up

(C) work out

(D) work out for the best

(E) work in

1. A: Sure I can afford to pay for all of my son's expenses there, but I want him to learn to support himself. So I'm making him do what I had to do: get a job so I could pay for my education expenses on my own. B: It's a little different though. You had to ______ college because your family was poor. You had no choice.

2. A: The tour is only three days, but if you follow the route I've suggested, you'll be able to see San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. You may even be able to ______ a quick trip to the Grand Canyon. B: Oh, the Grand Canyon would be nice. Is it really possible? How do we manage to include that in just three days?

3. A: I hated Mother for days for sending my dog to live on my grandparents' farm. But it ______, because just a week later the dog saved my grandparents' lives when there was a fire and he woke them up. B: So in the end, sending the dog there was a good thing to do, wasn't it?

4. A: They'll tell you that you can get promoted and become a leader of the organization someday, but don't believe it. The highest they'll let a foreigner go in this company is general manager. B: There's absolutely no way to ______ to the executive level?

5. A: Where are you headed, Mark? B: To the gymnasium. I'm going to ______ with my wife. A: You exercise with your wife? Hey, great. I'll have to try that.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (E)

3. (D)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 親愛的沃爾特·伊頓的家人和朋友，我們今天齊聚于此，向這位英年早逝的青年才子致以最后的敬意。沃爾特是我見過的最勤勞的年輕人。他17歲時成了孤兒，獨自承受失去父母的痛苦，邊掙錢邊求學，去年以優(yōu)異的成績畢業(yè)。他的前途本應是光明的。

2. 別認為教堂和其他機構有什么不同?？傆行┥窀富ㄙM很多時間和精力，努力往上爬。牧師、主教、大學校長、紅衣主教——對于一個事業(yè)心強的神父來說，這是很重要的幾步。

3. 我不能和數十個汗流浹背、喘著粗氣的人在同一個體育館健身。不，我想去那些能讓我遠離這一切的地方——你知道的，比如鄉(xiāng)村。

4. 嘿，世事難料，說不定你失去工作可能會有好的結果呢?，F在，你有時間開那個鮮花園藝店了。你都說了好多年了。親愛的，你覺得怎么樣？想試試嗎？這可能是你經歷的最好的事情。

5. 媽媽，你一定覺得一天有30個小時！我已經參加了鋼琴班、計算機班、數學和科學班以及英語班。你覺得我哪來的時間參加跆拳道班呢？！

II. 1. A：當然，我付得起我兒子在那里的全部費用，但是我想讓他學會自食其力。所以我讓他做我以前必須做的事情：找份工作，這樣就能自己交學費了。B：但是這有點不同。你是因為家庭貧困才不得不邊掙錢邊求學。你沒有別的選擇。

2. A：旅游時間只有三天，但是如果你選擇我建議的路線，你就有機會游覽舊金山、洛杉磯和拉斯維加斯。你甚至可能還有空參加去大峽谷的短途旅游。B：哦，大峽谷很不錯。真的有可能嗎？我們怎么才能把它包括在短短三天的行程中呢？

3. A：因為母親把我的狗送到了我祖父母的農場，我已經恨她好多天了。但是結果很好，因為就在一周后，農場發(fā)生火災，我的狗叫醒了祖父母，救了他們。B：所以，總之，把這狗送到那里是件好事，對嗎？

4. A：他們會告訴你，你將來可以獲得晉升，成為企業(yè)的領導人，但是別相信這個。他們讓外國人在這個公司獲得的最高職位就是總經理。B：絕對沒有辦法爬到管理層了？

5. A：馬克，你要去哪？B：去健身房。我要跟我妻子一起健身。A：你跟你妻子一起去健身？嘿，很好。我也要試試。