LECTURE 46 基本動詞 GET 25

LECTURE 46 基本動詞 GET 25

詞組講解

1. get 〔have〕 a 〔the〕 day off **休假

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：得到一天的［休息、休假（off）］；參照take the day off

例 Hey, the first time I get a day off, why don't we go to Mount Heng with our families? It's my favorite mountain, but I haven't been there since I was a university student. I'm too busy these days!

2. get 〔catch〕 the devil / get 〔catch〕 hell **受到嚴斥

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：遭受（得到）［難過的事情（the devil, hell）］

例 I'm going to get hell from my wife if I don't get home soon, so we'd better get out of here. How about meeting here again tomorrow night to finish our billiards game?

3. get 〔have〕 the feel of sth. **學(xué)會，熟悉（某種感覺）

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：得到（知道）對某事物的［觸感、感覺（feel）］

例 The keyboard on this new laptop is quite compact. It'll take you a few days to get the feel of it, but once you do, you'll find it's actually more convenient and requires less effort.

4. get the floor **有發(fā)言權(quán)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：獲得［發(fā)言權(quán)（the floor）］

例 Sir, if I could get the floor for five minutes, I could explain the reasoning behind this House Resolution. I am a member of the subcommittee which wrote it.

5. get the glad hand **受到（由衷的或虛偽的）熱烈歡迎

解 〈口〉 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：受到［熱情洋溢的歡迎、帶有虛假動機的熱情歡迎（the glad hand）］；give sb. the glad hand表示“由衷或虛情假意地款待”

例 I'm always uncomfortable in that restaurant. The atmosphere's good and the food is great, but the service—it's just...I know they have to be friendly, but I don't like their way of being friendly because it feels like I'm getting the glad hand. It makes me uncomfortable.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) get a day off

(B) get the devil

(C) got the feel of

(D) get the floor

(E) getting the glad hand

1. A: You've had this motorcycle only two days. Are you sure you're already familiar with it enough to take it on that dangerous mountain road? B: Sure!No problem!I took it out yesterday and ______ it. I tested it, so I know everything about how to handle it and how it performs. I'm ready—let's go!

2. A: Forget it. They'll never give you permission to speak to the audience. B: I'll bet I can ______ if I appeal to the chairman. He'll let me address the delegation because he agrees with me.

3. A: It's okay to be friendly, but they shouldn't come here acting like they've been my friend for years—it's too familiar and downright offensive! B: Calm down, Grand-father. The nurses in this hospital just want you to feel welcomed. You think you're ______, but...A: If they want me to feel welcomed, tell them to stop with their insincere friendliness. They don't know me!How can they be my friend? I want...

4. A: Tell them that any employee who works over 12 hours in a day will ______ with full pay and benefits. B: When will they get the day free from work, sir? That same week?

5. A: There's no doubt about it—we're going to get a severe scolding from Mr. Jiang when he finds out about the damaged supplies. Who's going to break the news to him? B: Not me!If somebody has to ______, it should be Lee—if he hadn't set the supplies there, they wouldn't have been damaged.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 嘿，這是我第一次休假，我們跟家人一起去衡山怎么樣？那是我最喜歡的一座山，但是自從上大學(xué)以后我就再也沒去過了。最近太忙了！

2. 我再不快點回家就得挨老婆罵了。所以，我們得走了。咱們明晚再接著來這兒打臺球怎么樣？

3. 這臺新款筆記本電腦的鍵盤非常小巧。你得花幾天時間來習(xí)慣它，一旦你習(xí)慣了，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)它其實更方便，用起來也更省力。

4. 眾議院院長先生，如果能給我五分鐘時間發(fā)言的話，我可以解釋眾議院這項決議的根據(jù)。我是起草該決議的小組委員會成員。

5. 在那家餐館吃飯的時候我總感覺不舒服。那里環(huán)境好，食物也不錯，至于服務(wù)嘛，就是……我理解他們必須表現(xiàn)得友好，但是我不喜歡他們那種方式，因為那讓我感覺這種歡迎很做作，感覺很不舒服。

II. 1. A：這輛摩托車你才騎了兩天。你確定你已經(jīng)夠熟悉它，可以騎著它走那段危險的山路了嗎？B：當(dāng)然了！沒問題！我昨天騎著它出去了，也熟悉了。我測試過了，所以我完全知道怎么操作，也了解了它的性能。我準備好了——我們走吧！

2. A：別想了。他們不可能讓你在觀眾面前發(fā)言的。B：我敢打賭，如果我去求主席的話，我肯定能得到發(fā)言機會。他會讓我向代表團發(fā)言的，因為他同意我的觀點。

3. A：友好歸友好，但是他們也不能表現(xiàn)得好像跟我深交多年似的吧——這太隨便了，讓人反感！B：冷靜點，爺爺。醫(yī)院的護士只是想讓您感覺自己很受歡迎。您覺得您受到了無誠意的歡迎，但是…… A：如果想讓我感覺受歡迎的話，叫她們別再繼續(xù)這種言不由衷的友好了。她們又不認識我！怎么可能是我的朋友？我想……

4. A：告訴他們，任何每天工作超過12小時的員工都可以獲得帶全薪和福利的假期。B：他們什么時候可以休假呢，先生？同一周內(nèi)嗎？

5. A：毫無疑問，要是江先生發(fā)現(xiàn)了那些損壞的物資，肯定會嚴厲斥責(zé)我們。誰去告訴他這個消息？B：我可不去！如果該有人挨罵，那應(yīng)該是李——要不是他把物資放在那里，也就不會損壞了。