LECTURE 6 基本動(dòng)詞 CALL 1

LECTURE 6 基本動(dòng)詞 CALL 1

詞組講解

1. call a halt to sth. / call a halt **請(qǐng)求或要求停止；停止前進(jìn)；停止進(jìn)攻

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：要求某物［停止、靜止（halt）］

例 The President called a halt to the war exactly 100 hours after it started. Many military officers blamed him for caring too much about the “packaging” of the war and not enough about achieving the goal of eliminating the enemy.

2. call a meeting **召開會(huì)議

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：召集人們來開［會(huì)（meeting）］

例 Mr. Jiang has called a meeting for tomorrow at 3:30 PM in the executive conference room. All branch managers are expected to attend. If you cannot attend （and it had better be for a really good reason） please fax this office by close of business today （we finish daily at 5:00 PM, so before 5:00）.

3. call a spade a spade **直言不諱，實(shí)話實(shí)說

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把［（撲克牌中的）黑桃（spade）］叫做黑桃

例 Don't be afraid to call a spade a spade. As an independent mediator, you're expected to give an honest appraisal of the situation. Identify exactly who's at fault and then don't be afraid to report it exactly the way you see it. Everybody involved will respect you a whole lot more if you do.

4. call it a day **（今天）到此為止；宣布當(dāng)天工作結(jié)束

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把…看做［一天的勞動(dòng)時(shí)間（a day）］

例 That's it folks—everybody go home. I'm calling it a day. We can finish this stuff tomorrow. Thanks for working so hard—we'll see you all in the morning. Don't forget to turn out the lights as you're leaving.

5. call it quits **停止?fàn)巿?zhí)；終止關(guān)系；停止工作（或玩樂）

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把…看做［互不相欠的、斷絕關(guān)系的（quits）］

例 Have you heard? Patrick Gallihan has called it quits. I heard it on the radio. He's decided to end his campaign for the presidency for what he said were “personal reasons. ” Isn't this great? With him out of the race, Bobby Linseed is almost definitely going to win!

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) called a halt to

(B) called a meeting

(C) calls a spade a spade

(D) calling it a day

(E) called it quits

1. A: I like Bill's style. When he evaluates an employee's performance, he's frank and direct, no matter how unpleasant the truth may be. B: You're right, he certainly ______, but I think he should be a little more considerate of the employee's feelings.

2. A: Ms. Lee, you can go home now, there's nothing else for you to do. B: Are you ______ too, sir? A: No, I wish I could say I'm finished with my work, but I'm not. Don't worry though. Go on home—I'll be okay.

3. A: I worked on the math formula for seven hours last night without any success. I finally ______ about two-thirty in the morning. How about you? Any luck with it? B: Seven hours? I gave up after only an hour!I knew I'd never get it right.

4. A: Manila has ______ the trade talks with ASEAN because they feel they're being forced to concede too much. B: I think they're only hurting themselves. If they end the talks now, ASEAN will just go ahead without them.

5. A: Who ______, anyway? Why have we been asked to assemble? B: You don't know? Mr. Croxley himself requested to see all of the branch managers. That's why there's 100% attendance. When Croxley personally calls us together, you know it's something serious.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 戰(zhàn)爭開始整整100小時(shí)之后，總統(tǒng)宣布停止進(jìn)攻。許多軍方官員認(rèn)為他過于顧慮戰(zhàn)爭的“包裝”，而對(duì)實(shí)現(xiàn)消滅敵人的目標(biāo)卻不夠關(guān)心。

2. 江先生要求明天下午3：30在高級(jí)會(huì)議室開會(huì)。屆時(shí)，所有分公司經(jīng)理均應(yīng)參加。若無法參加（并且最好有非常合理的理由），請(qǐng)?jiān)诮裉煜掳嗲耙詡髡嫘问酵ㄖ巨k公室（我們下班的時(shí)間為下午5：00，所以請(qǐng)?jiān)?：00之前發(fā)送傳真）。

3. 要敢于實(shí)話實(shí)說。作為獨(dú)立調(diào)解人，你應(yīng)該對(duì)情況作出如實(shí)的評(píng)價(jià)。要認(rèn)清有過錯(cuò)的一方，并且要敢于精確地報(bào)告你所見之事。這樣，所有相關(guān)的人會(huì)更加尊重你。

4. 就這樣吧，各位，大家都回家吧。今天到此為止。我們可以明天完成這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。感謝大家這么辛苦地工作，明早見。走的時(shí)候，別忘了關(guān)燈。

5. 你聽說了嗎？帕特里克·格里漢已經(jīng)停止參選了。我是從廣播里聽到的。他決定退出總統(tǒng)競選，據(jù)他說是因?yàn)椤皞€(gè)人原因”。這難道不是個(gè)好消息嗎？他退出競選之后，幾乎可以肯定，博比·林西德將會(huì)贏得競選！

II. 1. A：我喜歡比爾的風(fēng)格。在評(píng)價(jià)員工的表現(xiàn)時(shí)，不論結(jié)果多么令人不愉快，他總是非常坦白、直接。B：是的。他總是直言不諱，但是我覺得他也應(yīng)該多考慮一下員工的感受。

2. A：李女士，你現(xiàn)在可以回家了。這里沒有什么事要你做了。B：您也要下班嗎，先生？A：我也希望所有工作已經(jīng)完成了，但是還沒有。不過，不用擔(dān)心我。你回家就行——我沒事。

3. A：昨晚上，我花了七個(gè)小時(shí)來解這個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)方程式，卻沒有解出來。最后在凌晨兩點(diǎn)半的時(shí)候，我還是放棄了。你呢？你做出來了嗎？B：七個(gè)小時(shí)？我只做了一個(gè)小時(shí)就放棄了！我知道我永遠(yuǎn)也算不出正確答案。

4. A：馬尼拉方面已經(jīng)停止了與東盟的會(huì)談，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為被迫作出了太多讓步。B：我想這樣做吃虧的還是他們自己。如果他們現(xiàn)在結(jié)束會(huì)談，那么東盟將在他們?nèi)毕那闆r下繼續(xù)開展工作。

5. A：是誰召開的會(huì)議？我們被召集起來是因?yàn)槭裁词?？B：你不知道？克羅克斯萊先生要求與所有分公司經(jīng)理見面。所以所有人都參會(huì)了。你知道當(dāng)克羅克斯萊先生親自召集我們的時(shí)候，肯定有重大的事情。