LECTURE 62 基本動詞 GIVE 9

LECTURE 62 基本動詞 GIVE 9

詞組講解

1. give way to sb. or sth. / give way ** 屈服，讓步；倒塌

解 習語；詞義溯源：把［路（way）］讓給某人或某事物

例 Flood walls built by the residents of Hopkinsville in a last ditch effort to maintain the raging river, gave way at 4：23 AM as the Chatahoochi reach 19. 2 meters. All 14,896 residents were forced to evacuate.

2. give sb. a break ** 再給某人一次機會；饒了某人

解 習語；詞義溯源：給某人帶來［機會（break）］；參照get a break；Give me a break!用于被折磨或不能同意對方說的內(nèi)容時，表示“饒了我吧！讓我喘口氣！”

例 You talked to the President last night?!Ha Ha Ha!Give me a break, Paul. You don't think I'm that stupid, do you?!I suppose next you're going to tell me the Pope called you from Rome last night too!

3. give sb. a dirty look ** 狠狠地瞪了一眼或給人臉色看

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［難看的或兇巴巴的臉（dirty look）］；參照get a dirty look

例 Do you ever watch those American TV wrestling shows? You know, where those big men toss each other all over the boxing ring? What I like most is the dirty looks they give each other before the match starts.

4. give sb. a free hand with sth. / give sb. a free hand ** 讓某人全權處理，使某人自行處理

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［有關（with）］某事物的［自由裁決權、行動的自由（free hand）］

例 If we were to give you a completely free hand in running the company, would you reconsider our offer? We'd really like to have you as our CEO—we have complete confidence in you. So the board members and I are prepared to make this offer to you. What do you say?

5. give sb. a hand for sth. / give sb. a hand ** 因某事為某人喝彩

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人有關某事物的［掌聲（hand）］；參照get a hand for

例 Let's all give Michael a hand for his honesty. He could have kept the money he found and nobody would have known, but instead he did the right thing and reported it to the police.

鞏固練習

(A) give way

(B) gave...a break

(C) giving...a dirty look

(D) give...a free hand

(E) give...a hand for

1. A: Hey, what's that lady's problem? She keeps looking at us with disapproval. B: I don't know, but if she keeps ______ us ______, I'm going to go over there and ask what her problem is.

2. A: The university gave me to understand that they would ______ us ______ in this decision. Now the administration is telling us we have to follow certain guidelines. B: I know what you mean, but I also have to agree with the administration. If they were to let us have absolute freedom in making the decisions, we might come up with something incompatible with their goals.

3. A: The President ought to ______ Mr. Perot ______ his anti-corruption campaign, rather than talking bad about it as he's been doing. B: What makes you think he ought to applaud Mr. Perot? He's done nothing to deserve a show of approval. His campaign is purely political.

4. A: They've tried, but she just won't yield to their pressure. B: They haven't tried the right way. The most valuable thing to her is her family. Threaten to harm her family and she'll ______.

5. A: You know, Mr. Lee could have fired you for what you did. You ought to appreciate the fact that he had mercy on you and didn't do it. B: I do appreciate it. He ______ me ______ and I'm really thankful.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 為控制湍急的河流而建的防洪墻是霍普金斯維爾居民最后的努力。凌晨4點23分，恰塔呼齊河水位達到19. 2米，防洪墻倒塌，14896名居民被迫撤離。

2. 你昨晚跟總統(tǒng)談話了？哈哈哈！得了吧，保羅。你不會以為我有那么傻吧？！我想下一次你肯定要告訴我教皇前晚從羅馬打電話給你了！

3. 你看過美國的摔跤電視節(jié)目嗎？你知道吧，就是那些大塊頭在拳擊場上到處拋扔對方？我最喜歡他們比賽前互瞪對方的怪相。

4. 如果我們讓你全權管理公司，你會不會重新考慮我們的提議？我們真的希望你能擔任我們的首席執(zhí)行官——我們對你絕對有信心。所以，董事會成員和我準備向你提出這個提議。你覺得怎么樣？

5. 請大家為邁克爾的誠實鼓掌。他本可以自己拿著那些拾到的錢，沒有人會知道。但是，他做了正確的決定，報了警。

II. 1. A：嘿，那位女士怎么了？她一直狠狠地看著我們。B：我不知道，但是如果她繼續(xù)瞪著我們，我就過去問問她到底有什么事。

2. A：我原以為我們在大學里能自己做決定?，F(xiàn)在，行政部門卻告訴我們必須遵守特定的規(guī)章制度。B：我明白你的意思，但我也支持行政部門。如果我們有絕對的自由做決定的話，可能會做出一些與他們的目標相悖的事情。

3. A：總統(tǒng)應該支持佩羅先生的反腐敗活動，而不是貶低。B：你為什么覺得他應該支持佩羅？佩羅沒做過任何值得認可的事情。他的活動純粹是出于政治目的。

4. A：他們已經(jīng)試過了，但她不會向他們的壓力屈服。B：他們的方法不對。對她最有價值的是她的家人。威脅說要傷害她的家人，她就會讓步。

5. A：你知道，對于你的所作所為，李先生本可以開除你。你應該感謝他可憐你，沒有那么做。B：我很感激。他饒了我一次，我的確非常感激。