LECTURE 64 基本動詞 GIVE 11

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LECTURE 64 基本動詞 GIVE 11

詞組講解

1. give sb. a raw deal ** 不公平地對待某人，苛刻地對待某人

解習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［不公平的對待、苛刻的對待（raw deal）］；參照get a raw deal

例 Don't you know how things work in these small towns? The judge is related to the police chief, who's related to the school board chairman, who's related to the mayor—and so on! So what else can you expect? You're an outsider—of course Judge Jorden gave you a raw deal!If you want to get a fair shake , you'd better go back to New York.

2. give sb. a reputation as a sb. / give sb. a reputation ** 給某人名譽和聲望

解習語；詞義溯源：給予某人作為某人的［名聲（reputation）］；參照get a reputation as a sb.

例 Your friends are all drug users. I know you don't use drugs, but they're going to give you a reputation as a drug user too if people see you with them.

3. give sb. the cold shoulder ** 漠視，冷待（表示不歡迎）

解習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［冷待、無視（the cold shoulder）］；參照get the cold shoulder

例 When you're as beautiful as Linda is, being able to give men the cold shoulder without offending them is a basic survival skill!She'd never get any peace if she entertained every man who tries talking with her.

4. give sb. the red carpet treatment ** 隆重接待，給予王室般的待遇

解習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［紅地毯（red carpet）］的［待遇（treatment）］；roll out the red carpet for sb. 表示“為某人提供特殊待遇”

例 A Cuban Air Force general, who flew his cargo plane full of refugees to an abandoned air strip in Miami last night, was given the red carpet treatment by officials from the US Immigration Service.

5. give sb. the ax / give sb. the sack ** 解雇

解習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［解雇、拒絕（sack）或解雇（aX) ］

例 Rumor has it that Billy Martin is about to be given his walking papers again. If they give him the sack, it will be the sixth time he's been fired from the position of manager.

鞏固練習

(A) give...the cold shoulder

(B) gave...a raw deal

(C) give...a reputation as a

(D) gave...the red carpet treatment

(E) be given the ax

1. A: In my opinion, Thompson should ______ —and soon. B: I agree he should be fired, but we can't dismiss him yet. We need him.

2. A: If Carl comes over here, let's pretend we're angry at him. Just ignore him, don't talk with him and—you know, just be unfriendly towards him. B: It won't work. Even if I tried to ______ Carl ______, I couldn't resist his charming personality and I'd start talking with him.

3. A: Have you gotten all of the salary your boss owed you before his business failed? B: No, only twenty-five percent. The court decided he had to pay the banks first and then the employees. We all think the judge treated us unfairly, but what can we do? A: You're right. He ______ you ______. It isn't fair. Banks have plenty of money. The employees should come first.

4. A: Good service will ______ you ______ person that cares for your customers. That can do more than any amount of advertising can. B: We're already known as a caring restaurant. What we want is people to think of us as a family restaurant—not only a place for adults to dine.

5. A: How did Hu Jun's parents treat you when you visited them? It was your first visit, wasn't it? B: Yes, and they treated me very well. They made me feel very special. A: They ______ you ______, didn't they? I guess a wedding's in your near future!

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (C)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 你難道還不了解這些小鎮(zhèn)的情況嗎？法官與警察局局長有關(guān)系，警察局局長與學校董事會主席有關(guān)系，而學校董事會主席又與市長有關(guān)系等等！所以，你還能指望什么？你是個局外人——喬登法官當然不會給你公平待遇了！如果你想得到公平待遇，最好回紐約去。

2. 你的朋友都是癮君子。我知道你不吸毒，但是如果人們看到你跟他們在一起的話，也會給你一個癮君子的名聲。

3. 如果你有琳達那么漂亮的話，在不冒犯男人的情況下對他們保持冷淡則是一項基本的生存技能！如果要取悅每一個想跟她說話的男人，那她就永遠別想安寧了。

4. 昨天晚上，一位古巴空軍司令駕駛一架滿載難民的貨運飛機，在邁阿密一條廢棄的跑道上著陸，并受到美國移民局官員的熱烈歡迎。

5. 有謠言稱比利·馬丁將再次被解雇。如果他被解雇的話，這將是他第六次從經(jīng)理的位置上被辭退。