LECTURE 61 基本動詞 GIVE 8

LECTURE 61 基本動詞 GIVE 8

詞組講解

1. give the game away ** 泄露，露馬腳

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：報道［計劃、打算（game）］使其［分離（away）］出來

例 Company A spent months planning the secret launch of their new beer. They were certain their competitors knew nothing of their plans. Then an office clerk accidentally gave the game away when she took a sample of the beer home for her husband, whose friend works for their main rival.

2. give up *** 放棄；投降

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［向上（up）］給予

例 After two days of holding six employees of the bank hostage, the gunman surrendered to the police. “If he hadn't given up in the next hour, we would have attacked the building,” said one officer. “It's better it happened this way. Nobody got hurt. ”

3. give up the ghost ** 放棄自己的靈魂，死

解 習語；詞義溯源：［向上（up）］給予［靈魂、魂魄（ghost）］

例 Official reports state that John gave up the ghost at 2：00 AM on the 8th of July. However, there are indications he may have died several days earlier.

4. give vent to sth. ** 發(fā)泄憤怒（或火氣等）

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某種情緒（如火氣、憤怒等）以［出口、吐露（vent）］

例 The ingenious factory manager had a special sound-proof room with soft foam walls and a boxer's punching bag built on the shop floor. Any employee, including himself, who feels like giving vent to his frustration, is welcomed to do so inside the room—instead of on the shop floor.

5. give voice to sth. ** 大聲說，吐露

解 習語；詞義溯源：給某物［聲音、嗓子（voice）］

例 Most of the people feel strong opposition to his dictatorship, but few of them are brave enough to give voice to their feelings like Mario is.

鞏固練習

(A) give the game away

(B) give up

(C) gave up the ghost

(D) Giving vent to

(E) give voice to

1. A: I can't endure this anymore! I want to quit. B: Oh, don't ______ so easily. You've only been training for two days. A: Only two days? It feels like an eternity!If I don't stop doing this, I'll die.

2. A: I'm sorry to announce that your dear uncle ______ at 2：33 AM this morning. I was there with him when he passed away. B: Did he die while he was sleeping?

3. A: I agree that it's not good for you to hold such strong feelings inside you, but you've got to find a constructive way to express them. B: She's right, Dan. ______ your feelings of frustration with your girlfriend by breaking her living room furniture is not constructive. Talking is a much more helpful way to get the feelings out of you.

4. A: The ancient prophets told their followers to travel far and wide and ______ their beliefs so that others may believe too. B: Okay, but sir, you'll have to turn your loudspeaker off. You can express your beliefs and opinions aloud; but not if it's so loud that you disturb the peace of your neighbors.

5. A: You are not to speak one word about this to anybody. Anything you say about this could reveal our secret plan and prevent it from being successful. B: I know I won't ______, sir. But I'm not sure about others.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (D)

4. (E)

5. (A)

參考譯文

I. 1. A公司花了數(shù)月時間策劃讓其新啤酒秘密上市。他們確定競爭對手對他們的計劃一無所知，結果一位辦公室助理偶然泄露了秘密。她把啤酒樣品帶回家給她丈夫喝，而她丈夫的一位朋友正是主要競爭對手的員工。

2. 劫持六位銀行雇員兩天后，持槍歹徒向警方投降。一位官員表示：“如果他在一小時內(nèi)再不投降，我們就要對這棟建筑發(fā)起攻擊。不過這樣是最好的。沒有人受傷?！?

3. 據(jù)官方報道，約翰于7月8日凌晨兩點死亡。但有跡象表明他可能幾天前就死了。

4. 這位有創(chuàng)意的工廠經(jīng)理用軟泡沫墻做了一個特殊的隔音室，并在室內(nèi)吊了一個沙袋。如果任何員工，包括他自己，想要發(fā)泄沮喪情緒，都可以到隔音室去——而不用在工作場所。

5. 大多數(shù)人都強烈反對他的獨裁統(tǒng)治，但很少有人能像馬里奧一樣勇敢地說出自己的想法。

II. 1. A：我再也受不了了！我想放棄。B：哦，別這么輕易放棄。你才訓練了兩天而已。A：才兩天？感覺像是一輩子！如果再不停止的話，我會死的。

2. A：很遺憾地告訴你，你叔叔在今天凌晨2點33分去世了。他走的時候，我就在他身邊。B：他是睡著時去世的嗎？

3. A：我覺得，在心里隱藏這么強烈的情感對你沒有好處，你得找一種積極的方法將它表達出來。B：她說得對，丹。通過毀壞你女朋友起居室的家具來發(fā)泄你的沮喪情緒沒什么用，通過交談來釋放你的情感會更有幫助。

4. A：古代的先知讓他們的信徒到各地游歷，宣揚他們的信念，使其他人也相信。B：好的。但是，先生，您必須關閉您的揚聲器。您可以大聲表達您的信仰和觀點，但是不能打擾鄰居們的平靜生活。

5. A：你不準跟任何人談論這個。你說的與這個有關的任何事情都可能泄露我們的秘密計劃，妨礙它成功。B：我知道我是不會泄密的，先生。但是我可不敢保證其他人不會。