LECTURE 63 基本動詞 GIVE 10

LECTURE 63 基本動詞 GIVE 10

詞組講解

1. give one a run for one's money ** 挑戰(zhàn)；給予某人他所期待或想要的

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予與付費相當?shù)模蹱庂?、人氣（run）］；參照get a run for one's money

例 The highly popular former television newscaster is giving the famous Senator a run for his money in an election. She is trailing the Senator by only two percentage points in polls taken of likely voters last week.

2. give sb. a hand with sth. / give sb. a hand ** 幫助某人，助某人一臂之力

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人有關(guān)某事的［援手、援助（hand）］；參照get a hand with

例 Notice: The Ladies Community Club needs volunteers for the upcoming summer charity festival. Anyone who would like to give a hand with the event, please contact Mrs. Lisa Hoover at 291-4399 in the evenings.

3. give sb. a hard time ** 讓某人做不必要的苦差事，使經(jīng)歷磨難

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［困難、麻煩、費力的事（hard time）］

例 Judge Wobber ordered the police department to stop giving Mr. Lely a hard time everywhere he goes. The judge ruled that the department's activities were harassment and warned them to stay away from Mr. Lely unless they could show just cause for doing otherwise.

4. give sb. a rough idea of sth. ** 告知大體想法或評價

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予［粗略的、初步的、未加工的（rough）］［想法（idea）］

例 Could you give me a rough idea when you'll be back?

5. give sb. the devil / give sb. hell ** 痛罵，嚴懲

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［痛苦的事（the devil）］

例 Two employees of the clinic were called on the carpet by its owner and given hell for granting CE News television interviews. They were not fired however, most likely because of the bad publicity that would have brought the clinic, which is already suffering from negative press.

鞏固練習

(A) give...a hand

(B) gives...a hard time

(C) give...a rough idea of

(D) give...a run for his money

(E) give...hell

1. A: I don't expect to defeat him, but I'll make him work for his victory. B: That's a good attitude. Just be happy to ______ him ______.

2. A: Did Mr. Foster ______ you ______ when he found out you weren't at the meeting yesterday? B: Yeah, he scolded me rather severely. In fact, he was screaming so loud at me that Mr. Grosley in the next office came over and asked him to lower his voice.

3. A: Could somebody help me with this? B: I'd ______ you ______, Jack, but I've got too much to do already.

4. A: Every time I go to the library, the librarian ______ me ______. B: It's not only you. She makes unnecessary difficulties for every teenager. She just doesn't like teenagers, that's all.

5. A: Can you ______ me ______ the time you get to Vancouver, so I can reserve your hotel for you. B: Well, I'd estimate...uh, ...maybe 2：00 on Thursday afternoon.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 著名電視新聞播音員正與著名的參議員一起參加競選。上周針對可能的投票者進行的民意調(diào)查顯示，她的支持率僅落后于參議員兩個百分點。

2. 通知：女性社區(qū)俱樂部現(xiàn)為即將舉行的夏季慈善節(jié)招募志愿者。任何有意為活動提供幫助的人，請在晚間撥打291-4399與莉薩· 胡佛女士聯(lián)系。

3. 沃伯法官命令警察部，不論萊利先生去哪里，都不得再為難他。法官裁決警察部的行為已構(gòu)成騷擾，警告他們，除非有正當理由，否則不得靠近萊利先生。

4. 你能告訴我你大約幾點回來嗎？

5. 診所的兩名員工因接受CE新聞頻道的電視采訪而遭到老板的斥責和辱罵。不過老板沒有辭退他們，很可能是因為怕給診所帶來負面影響。在負面新聞報道之后，該診所已經(jīng)受到了負面影響。

II. 1. A：我沒想過要打敗他，但是我會讓他為成功努力。B：你這種心態(tài)非常好。那就好好跟他競爭吧。

2. A：福斯特先生發(fā)現(xiàn)你沒有參加昨天的會議后，有沒有批評你？B：是啊，他非常嚴厲地批評了我。實際上，他朝我喊的聲音太大了，連隔壁辦公室的格羅斯利先生都過來讓他小點聲。

3. A：有沒有人能幫幫我？B：我倒是想幫你，杰克，但是我的任務(wù)也很重。

4. A：每次我去圖書館的時候，圖書館管理員都會為難我。B：她不光對你這樣，她給所有年輕人制造不必要的麻煩。她只是不喜歡年輕人而已。

5. A：你能告訴我到達溫哥華的大概時間嗎？這樣我可以為你預(yù)訂酒店。B：好，我估計……呃……可能是周四下午兩點吧。