LECTURE 92 基本動詞 HAVE 13

LECTURE 92 基本動詞 HAVE 13

詞組講解

1. have one's back to the wall **陷入絕境

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使自己的［后背（back）］貼著墻壁；參照push sb. to the wall

例 The Japanese military already had its back to the wall following a series of costly naval, air and land battle losses and would have surrendered eventually anyway. The so-called “H-bomb” gave the allies the means to hasten the surrender without ever having to invade the island nation itself.

2. have one's cake and eat it too / eat one's cake and have it too **兩者兼得，兩全其美

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：既擁有［蛋糕（cake）］又［吃了它（eat it）］

例 At Hi-Hi Hotels, you can enjoy all the wonderful foods the city of Los Angeles has to offer while never giving up the air-conditioned comfort and privacy of your room. Our exclusive LA In Your Room Service guarantees you any food from any restaurant in downtown LA within 90 minutes. So the next time you're in LA, have your cake and eat it too at Hi-Hi Hotels. For reservations call 1-800-688-4888 nationwide.

3. have 〔keep〕 one's ear to the ground **豎起耳朵聽，睜大眼睛看；注意動向

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使自己的耳朵放在［地面上（to the ground）］

例 The United States and South Korea will resume the suspended talks in the first week of August. Investors in Seoul will be having their ears to the ground for any news of a breakthrough, which would send the market soaring.

4. have one's finger in the pie **參與；干預(yù)，插手

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使自己的［手指（finger）］［在餡餅里（in the pie）］

例 Unless we let Letice have her finger in the pie, we may as well forget about trying to getting her husband's company to sponsor us. Why don't we give her some big title and make it look like she's an important part of it? Then we'll do whatever we want once we get the sponsorship.

5. have one's hands full with sb. or sth. / have one's hands full **繁忙，忙得不可開交

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使［手上滿滿的（hands full）］

例 Firemen in Colorado have had their hands full this past week battling 19 separate forest fires touched off by lightning. A prolonged drought has left trees and undergrowth dry and combustible.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) have...back to the wall

(B) have your cake and eat it too

(C) have our ears to the ground

(D) have a finger in every pie

(E) had my hands full with

1. A: If you want to keep your Korando in the same condition it was in when you bought it, you can't have fun conquering mountain roads with it. So choose—either use it or keep it in good condition—you can't have both because each makes the other impossible. B: You sound like my father. He used to say that all the time—you know, “you can't ______. ” I guess that's always been my problem: I want all the benefit without the cost!

2. A: You're too busy these days to be involved in every matter. You've got to stop trying to ______ and start trusting your managers. B: Okay, you're probably right, but I still want to have a say in any matter that concerns R & D. I will remain personally involved in research projects.

3. A: Once we've bought 51% of the stock in Appleton Corp. , we'll ______ their board of directors' ______. B: But before we get them in a defensive position like that, we ought to first decide what we're going to do if they decide to fight back.

4. A: Any news on when the central bank is going to raise interest rates? B: Nothing. We ______, but no indications yet. A: Okay, remain attentive to signs of their future action and let me know as soon as you have something.

5. A: I'd love to give you a hand , but I have already ______ all the preparations for my daughter's wedding. B: Wedding? You must be very busy. Don't worry. I'll ask Lisa to help me. Thanks anyway.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (D)

3. (A)

4. (C)

5. (E)

參考譯文

I. 1. 經(jīng)過海戰(zhàn)、陸戰(zhàn)、空戰(zhàn)一系列慘敗后，日軍已陷入絕境，只能投降。所謂的“氫彈”使盟軍在不需要親自攻入這個島國的情況下，加速了他們的投降。

2. 在嗨-嗨酒店，您可以品嘗到來自洛杉磯市的所有美食，同時還可以享受空調(diào)的舒適和私人空間。我們絕無僅有的LA客房服務(wù)可以保證洛杉磯市區(qū)所有餐廳內(nèi)的美食均可以在90分鐘內(nèi)送達。所以，下次您再來洛杉磯時，在嗨-嗨酒店，可以兩全其美。全國預(yù)訂電話：1-800-688-4888.

3. 美國與韓國將在八月份的第一周恢復(fù)擱置的對話。首爾的投資者們將時刻關(guān)注任何可能引起股市飆升的突破性進展的消息。

4. 如果不讓萊蒂絲參與此事的話，我們就別想讓她丈夫的公司為我們提供贊助。我們?yōu)槭裁床唤o她一個大點的頭銜，讓她看起來很重要呢？只要獲得了贊助，我們就可以做任何想做的事情了。

5. 過去一周，科羅拉多州的消防員一直忙于撲滅因閃電引起的19個不同地方的森林大火。持續(xù)的干旱使樹木和灌木變得干燥易燃。

II. 1. A：如果你希望你的科蘭德汽車像剛買的時候一樣新的話，你就無法享受用它征服山路的樂趣。所以，選擇吧——使用它或者讓它保持完好——你不能兩者兼得，因為選其一則得不到其二。B：你說話像我爸爸一樣。他以前經(jīng)常這么說——你知道的：“魚與熊掌不可兼得?！?我想那一直是我的問題：我想得到所有好處，又不想花任何成本！

2. A：你這些天參與各種事情，太忙了。你不應(yīng)該什么事都插一手，你得信任你的經(jīng)理。B：好吧，或許你說得對，但是關(guān)于研發(fā)的事情我還是想有發(fā)言權(quán)。我個人將繼續(xù)參與研究項目。

3. A：一旦我們買進阿普爾頓公司51%的股份，他們的董事會就會陷入絕境。B：但是在讓他們陷入絕境之前，我們應(yīng)該先想想如果他們開始反擊，我們將如何應(yīng)對。

4. A：有沒有消息說中央銀行什么時候會提高利率??？B：沒有。我們時刻都在關(guān)注，但是還沒有任何跡象。A：好的，繼續(xù)關(guān)注他們未來的動向，一有消息就通知我。

5. A：我想幫你，但是我女兒的婚禮已經(jīng)讓我忙得不可開交了。B：婚禮？那你肯定很忙。沒關(guān)系。我讓莉薩來幫我。還是謝謝你。