LECTURE 135 基本動詞 PUT 6

LECTURE 135 基本動詞 PUT 6

詞組講解

1. put sb. on the spot ** 使某人為難

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人放在［困境（spot）］；on the spot表示“處于困境；處于危險中”

例 Song Chi! Wait up! Hey, thanks a lot for giving me a hand in this morning's meeting. Mr. Lin really put me on the spot when he asked about those marketing figures. I was totally unprepared for that. If you hadn't helped me, I don't know what I would have done. Thanks—I owe you one.

2. put sb. or sth. at one's disposal ** 由某人支配；由某人做主

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人或某事處于［由某人支配（at one's disposal）］的狀態(tài)

例 Florida Governor Lawton Chiles has put a battalion of National Guard troops at the Miami mayor's disposal to help him deal with tide of refugees flooding his ports. Chiles is also looking into invoking a state of emergency for Dade County, which would free up state emergency relief funds.

3. put sb. or sth. away / put away sb. or sth. *** 收拾；殺死；送進(jìn)（精神病院或監(jiān)獄）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人或某物放在［遠(yuǎn)處（away）］

例 After lunch the children all know it's time to put away their toys, roll out their sleeping mats and take a nap. Without anybody saying a word they start picking things up and putting them in storage containers. Everyday in this special class is exactly the same. The doctors who set up the program believe routine is an important part of therapy for hyperactive kids.

4. put sb. or sth. down / put down sb. or sth. *** 寫下，記錄；使（飛機(jī)）著陸；批評，斥責(zé)；壓抑，鎮(zhèn)壓；殺死（生病的家畜）；使分心

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人或某物放在［下面（down）］或使其處于停止的狀態(tài)

例 Yeah, we used to sit around that fishing hole for hours waiting for “the big one”. To keep ourselves entertained, we'd put each other down. There was a sort of competition among us to see who could come up with the best put-downs.

5. put sb. or sth. off / put off sb. or sth. *** 拖延，延期；使苦惱，使厭倦；推脫，躲避

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某人或某物處于［離開（off）］的狀態(tài)

例 Sorry, but we'll have to put off your promotion until after the merger with Merck Industries is complete. The chairman has asked us to hold off promoting anybody until it's clear what our needs will be after we merge.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) put...on the spot

(B) put...at their disposal

(C) puts...away

(D) putting...down

(E) put off

1. A: Can't you just delay doing what he wants by telling him that you're too busy right now or something like that? B: Mr. Beazold is not the kind of man I can ______. He's my largest customer. If I try to avoid pleasing him, he'll go to another company.

2. A: Well, it's over—the jury found Keating guilty. Now it's up to the judge to decide how long he'll send him to prison. B: I hope he ______ him ______ for a long time. That bastard has it coming .

3. A: What else can I do? They've created a situation in which I either produce successful results soon or face the embarrassment of not being able to fulfill their expectations. B: I know they've ______ you ______, but if you do what I suggest, it's possible to do nothing and still make them happy.

4. A: Can you make one of your clerks available to the auditors? B: Sure. I'll ______ Tracy Smith ______. Any time they need her, she'll be available for their use. Anything else I can do for you?

5. A: Are you any good at ______ people ______ without being obvious about it? B: I'm afraid not. Besides, I don't like disparaging people. It makes me feel bad. A: Why? Let me give you some advice: In the corporate world, criticizing someone and making him look foolish is no sin. Everybody does it.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (C)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 宋馳！等等！嘿，謝謝你在今天的早會上幫了我一把。林先生問我那些營銷數(shù)據(jù)的時候，真是讓我非常為難。我根本就沒有準(zhǔn)備。如果不是你幫我的話，我都不知道會怎么做。謝謝你——我欠你一個人情。

2. 佛羅里達(dá)州州長勞頓·奇利斯派了一個營的國民警衛(wèi)隊(duì)，聽從邁阿密市長的指揮，幫助他應(yīng)對涌入該市口岸的難民。同時，奇利斯也在研究啟動戴德縣的緊急狀態(tài)，以便于騰出國家緊急救助資金。

3. 午飯后，孩子們都知道該把玩具收起來，鋪開睡墊睡午覺了。大家都一言不發(fā)地開始收拾東西，把它們放到儲物柜里。這個特殊的班級每天都是這樣。設(shè)置這一項(xiàng)目的醫(yī)生們認(rèn)為，對于多動癥的孩子們來說，遵守規(guī)則是治療中非常重要的一部分。

4. 是啊，我們以前經(jīng)常圍坐在那個釣魚洞旁邊，花幾個小時等著“大魚”上鉤。為了找樂子，我們會相互貶低。那是我們之間的一種競賽，看誰能想出最好的貶低別人的辦法。

5. 很抱歉，我們不得不把你的晉升推遲到與默克實(shí)業(yè)合并完成之后。董事長要求我們將所有晉升推遲，直到合并之后明確我們的具體需求。

II. 1. A：你能不能告訴他你很忙或者用其他的理由讓他延后他想做的事情？B：比佐爾德先生不是那種能被我拖住的人。他是我最大的客戶。如果我讓他不高興的話，他會選擇另外一家公司。

2. A：結(jié)束了——陪審團(tuán)認(rèn)定基廷有罪?，F(xiàn)在就看法官決定讓他坐多久監(jiān)獄了。B：我希望能夠判決他較長時間的監(jiān)禁。那個混蛋都是自找的。

3. A：我還能做什么？情況是這樣，我要么盡快成功，要么就得面對無法滿足他們的預(yù)期的尷尬。B：我知道他們讓你非常為難，但是如果你聽從我的建議，即使什么都不做也能讓他們高興。

4. A：你能不能為審計(jì)員指派一位文員？B：當(dāng)然。我會派特蕾西·史密斯過去供他們調(diào)遣。只要他們有需要，隨時都可以叫她。還有什么能為你們做的嗎？

5. A：你是不是很擅長隱晦地貶低別人？B：恐怕不是。而且，我并不喜歡貶低別人。那讓我感覺非常糟糕。A：為什么？我給你一些建議：在企業(yè)界，批評別人，讓他看起來像個傻瓜并不是罪過。大家都是這么做的。