LECTURE 107 基本動詞 KEEP 6

LECTURE 107 基本動詞 KEEP 6

詞組講解

1. keep sb. posted **不斷向某人傳達(dá)最新信息

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人保持［知道信息（posted）］的狀態(tài)

例 With a promise to keep me posted at each stop along the climb, my son bid me farewell and started on what would be the longest, hardest climb of his life. It was also to be the last climb of his life. He died on Mt. McKinley on the fourth day, only moments after talking to me by radiophone.

2. keep sth. to oneself **保守…的秘密

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將某事保留給［自己（oneself）］

例 If I were you, I wouldn't tell Belinda anything that you want to keep secret. She has a big mouth and will tell everybody anything you say even if she promises with all her heart to keep it to herself.

3. keep sth. under one's hat **保守…的秘密

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某物保留在［帽子（hat）］［下面（under）］；under one's hat表示“保密”

例 Itold you all about my past because you gave me to believe you'd keep it under your hat! Now the whole world knows I used to work in a bar. You promised not to say a word about what I revealed to you. Couldn't you keep your big mouth shut ?!I'll never trust you to keep your word again.

4. keep sth. under wraps **保守…的秘密

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某物保留在［外套、披肩（wraps）］［下面（under）］

例 As long as the chairman of the company continued to pay 45 million each year to the girl's parents, he was able to keep the story of his illegitimate child by the teenaged girl under wraps. Upon his death however, the payments stopped and the girl's family sued the chairman's family in Seoul court.

5. keep tabs on sb. or sth. / keep track of sb. or sth. **監(jiān)視；密切注意；記錄

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：保存某人或某物的［標(biāo)簽（tab）、痕跡（track）］

例 Public accountants who investigated the company's records for proof of the payments, found that the chairman was diverting money from the discretionary entertainment fund and was personally keeping track of the payments in his business diary.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) keep...posted

(B) keep it to yourself

(C) keep...under your hat

(D) kept under wraps

(E) keep tabs on

1. A: I'm giving you a free hand in this, but I do expect you to report on the progress of the situation as it develops. B: Thank you, sir. Yes, I'll ______ you ______ by fax each morning.

2. A: Harry, it's your job to see to it that this operation is ______ until we have secured the airport and are moving in on the city. If news gets out about the invasion beforehand, hundreds of our soldiers will die. B: You can depend on me, sir. I'll take personal charge of making sure everybody keeps it a secret until you give me the go-ahead to announce it to the press.

3. A: With less than 100 of the Spotted Owls still in existence, it is imperative that we ______ each and every one of them. B: How much would it cost to conduct this careful watch of them and do you have a viable plan to achieve it?

4. A: If I tell you something about Chris, do you promise to ______? B: Sure. If you don't want me to, I won't tell anybody else.

5. A: Can I trust you to ______ this ______? If John Daly finds out about my plans, he'll have time to prepare. I want my candidacy to be a surprise. B: You bet. I won't let anybody know about this. You have my word.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我兒子向我保證讓我知道攀登到每一站的最新消息后，跟我告別，然后開始了他一生中最長、最艱難的一次攀登。這也將成為他生命中最后一次登山。他在攀登麥金利山的第四天去世了，在那之前，他剛剛用無線電話跟我通過話。

2. 如果我是你，我不會把想要保密的事情告訴貝琳達(dá)。她是個“大嘴巴”，就算她真心承諾會保守秘密，也會把你的話告訴所有人。

3. 我把我的過去都告訴了你，是因?yàn)槟阕屛蚁嘈拍銜Ｃ?！現(xiàn)在，全世界都知道我曾在酒吧工作過。你發(fā)過誓說我透露給你的事情你一個字也不會說出去的。你就不能管好你的“大嘴巴”嗎？！我再也不相信你會遵守承諾了。

4. 只要這位公司董事長繼續(xù)每年給那個女孩的父母4500萬韓元，就能保證他和那個少女有私生子的秘密不外泄。但是，在他死后，付款停止了，女孩的家人將那位董事長的家人告上了首爾法庭。

5. 會計(jì)師調(diào)查該公司的記錄作為支付證據(jù)時，發(fā)現(xiàn)總裁挪用了自由招待款，并私自將它們記錄在他的業(yè)務(wù)日志中。

II. 1. A：我將這件事交給你全權(quán)負(fù)責(zé)，但是希望你隨時向我報告事情的進(jìn)展。B：好的，謝謝您，先生。我每天上午都會用傳真將最新情況告知您。

2. A：哈里，你的任務(wù)是務(wù)必在我們確保機(jī)場安全、向市中心進(jìn)發(fā)之前，為此次行動保密。如果進(jìn)攻前走漏風(fēng)聲，我們的數(shù)百名士兵將會犧牲。B：您放心，長官。在您準(zhǔn)許向媒體公布之前，我會親自負(fù)責(zé)，讓所有人保守秘密。

3. A：目前斑點(diǎn)貓頭鷹僅存不到100只，現(xiàn)在緊迫的任務(wù)是密切關(guān)注每一只斑點(diǎn)貓頭鷹。B：密切監(jiān)測需要花費(fèi)多少經(jīng)費(fèi)，你能否拿出實(shí)現(xiàn)該目的的可行性計(jì)劃？

4. A：如果我告訴你一些關(guān)于克里斯的事情，你保證會保密嗎？B：當(dāng)然。如果你不想讓我告訴其他人，我就不會說。

5. A：我能相信你會保守這個秘密嗎？如果約翰·戴利發(fā)現(xiàn)了我的計(jì)劃，他就有時間準(zhǔn)備了。我希望我具備候選人資格的事能夠讓所有人大吃一驚。B：你放心，我不會讓任何人知道這件事的，我保證。