英語六級攻克閱讀關鍵句235. For many years, America and Americans cou

235. For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance.

譯文　多年以來，美國和美國人都以對于文化和語言的無知為理由而蒙混過關。

點睛　本句的主干是...America and Americans could get by...。for many years為時間狀語。

with引導伴隨狀語。get by意為“過得去；蒙混過關”。如：

I hope I can get by in a dark suit for this formal occasion. 我希望我能穿一件深色的衣服，把這個正式場合應付過去。

ignorance意為“無知；愚昧”。如：

Superstition results from ignorance. 迷信產(chǎn)生于無知。

考點歸納　與get有關的短語很多。包括：

get even with意為“向……報復”。如：

Mike accused Mary of costing him the job and said that he would get even with her one day. 邁克控訴瑪麗使他丟了工作，并且揚言說總有一天他會報復她的。

get a grip on oneself意為“控制自己的情緒”。如：

Stop being hysterical and get a grip on yourself. 不要歇斯底里了，要控制自己的情緒。

get...straight意為“把……弄清楚；打開天窗說亮話”。如：

Let us get this straight: David needs a car and I lend it to him, not you. 讓我們把這件事情弄清楚：戴維需要一輛車，是我把車借給了他，不是你借的。

get the better of意為“勝過；占上風”。如：

David is a bilingual. No wonder he got the better of Kate in handling some tricky problems. 戴維會兩種語言。難怪他在處理一些難題時比凱特做得好。

get the message意為“了解別人所說的，領會；得到信息”。如：

As no one asked any question, I assume all got the message. 鑒于沒有人提問，我就假定大家都明白了。