LECTURE 105 基本動詞 KEEP 4

LECTURE 105 基本動詞 KEEP 4

詞組講解

1. keep pace with sb. or sth. / keep pace **（與…）并駕齊驅(qū)，保持同步

解 習語；詞義溯源：保持與某人或某物相同的［步調(diào)、速度（pace）］

例 Fashion changes happen so quickly these days that keeping pace with what's “in” and what's“out”, requires some effort. That's where FASHION NOW can help. A monthly magazine dedicated to the latest trends in young people's fashion, FN is quickly becoming the bible of fashion for the under-20 generation.

2. keep sb. company **陪伴；與某人（尤指戀人）形影不離

解 習語；詞義溯源：與某人保持［陪同（company）］的狀態(tài)

例 Lonely? Feel like nobody cares about you? Call YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND at 1-800-565-5656 and talk with us—we care. This is a free service and our only purpose is to keep you company during those times when it feels like the world has forgotten you. We will not try to sell you anything and won't try to recruit you for any religious group. Call now and ease the pain.

3. keep sb. from doing sth. ***使不能做，阻止

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：阻止某人做某事

例 Broken glass lines the top of most walls to keep would-be burglars from climbing over. Still, as police statistics on home burglaries show, it's not enough to give pause to a determined thief.

4. keep sb. in line **使遵守規(guī)則，管束

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：使某人保持［排隊（in line）］的狀態(tài)

例 Our company now has seventeen overseas branches in Europe and Southeast Asia. My job is to visit them on a regular basis just to keep them in line.

5. keep 〔have〕 sb. on tenterhooks **使提心吊膽，使焦慮不安

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某人保持［提心吊膽的（on tenterhooks）］狀態(tài)

例 Angry residents of the Hill Top Apartments marched into the construction minister's office yesterday and demanded he render his decision on the fate of their flawed building. “He's kept us on tenterhooks for over a year,” cried one resident. “We don't know what to do—move, sell, stay—what?”

鞏固練習

(A) keeping pace with

(B) keep...company

(C) keep...from

(D) keep...in line

(E) keep...on tenterhooks

1. A: I don't care how much you educate the general population, there's always going to be a certain minority of people who are going to disobey the rules. We'll always need laws and punishments that ensure they behave properly. B: Oh come on. We've tried for thousands of years to ______ people ______ with laws and prisons—it doesn't work. Education does. Enlightened people behave appropriately.

2. A: Hey Danny, could you go over to Grandmother's house and ______ her ______ for a few hours until Grandpa gets back from Lexington? B: Oh, Mom!I hate that. Besides, Grandma is an independent woman. She doesn't need someone to be with her to keep her from being lonely.

3. A: Our school's computer department is doing a good job at ______ the rapid changes in hardware and software. B: You're lucky. Most schools can't match the progress—it's too expensive.

4. A: Everybody's full of expectation—they're all anxiously waiting for the results. B: Well, let's not ______ them ______. Let's make the announcement.

5. A: Can't you ______ yourself ______ making that sound with your pen? It's really getting on my nerves ! B: I guess I could manage not to do it, but I don't want to—it helps me to think. So why don't you just put your headphones on and listen to music?

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (B)

3. (A)

4. (E)

5. (C)

參考譯文

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3. 大部分圍墻頂部都插滿了碎玻璃，防止竊賊翻墻。但是警方對入室盜竊的統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)顯示，這并不能完全阻止下定決心偷盜的小偷。

4. 我們公司目前在歐洲和東南亞設(shè)有17家海外分公司。我的工作就是定期視察，對他們進行管束。

5. 山頂公寓憤怒的住戶們昨天到建設(shè)部長的辦公室示威，要求他給出決定，怎么處理那棟有問題的大樓。一位住戶大聲說道：“這一年多來，是他一直讓我們焦慮不安。我們不知道該怎么做——搬家、出售、留下，還是怎樣？”

II. 1. A：我不管你們對大眾的教育處于什么水平，總會有一小部分人違反規(guī)定。我們還是需要法律和處罰措施來確保他們行為得當。B：哦，得了吧。用法律和監(jiān)獄來管束人的做法已經(jīng)用了幾千年了，但是沒有用。教育能發(fā)揮作用，文明的人行為得當。

2. A：嘿，丹尼，在爺爺從列克星敦回來之前，你能去奶奶家陪她幾個小時嗎。B：哦，媽媽！我不想去。而且，奶奶是個獨立的人，她不需要任何人陪她趕走孤單。

3. A：我們學校的計算機系在緊跟軟硬件快速變化的潮流方面做得很好。B：你們很幸運。大部分學校都無法跟上發(fā)展——因為費用太高了。

4. A：所有人都滿懷期待——他們焦急地等待著結(jié)果。B：嗯，那我們別讓大家著急了。宣布結(jié)果吧。

5. A：你能不能別再把鋼筆弄出那種聲音？真是煩死了！B：我想我可以做到不出聲，但是我不愿意——這有助于我思考。所以，你為什么不戴上耳機聽聽音樂呢？