LECTURE 137 基本動詞 PUT 8

LECTURE 137 基本動詞 PUT 8

詞組講解

1. put one's nose out of joint ** 取代某人，使某人失寵；讓某人憤恨

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：使某人的［鼻子（nose）］處于［脫臼的（out of joint）］狀態(tài)

例 I work for the chairman. I guess you could describe my job as a “repairman”. Every time the chairman puts somebody's nose out of joint, I come behind him and fix the situation. I apologize, offer special deals, pay compensation— whatever it takes to overcome the damage done by my boss.

2. put 〔send〕 sb. or sth. to sleep ** 殺死；（通過藥物或麻醉）使入睡；使厭倦

解 習語；詞義溯源：使處于［睡、停止活動、死亡（sleep）］的狀態(tài)；委婉語

例 Removing the tooth is simple surgery, but because it would be painful if you were conscious, I'll have to have an anesthesiologist put you to sleep. He'll use ether gas. You'll breathe it in and gradually lose consciousness.

3. put sb. through the wringer ** 使受盡折磨

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：使某人［經歷（through）］［令人心力交瘁的事（wringer）］

例 You'd better get some sleep, your audition is tomorrow and the director is Pierre Blanc. You should know that he has a reputation for putting aspiring actresses through the wringer during auditions. He tests your stamina. He'll also give you the third degree —once again to test your stamina.

4. put sb. to the test ** 使受試驗；使接受考驗

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某人參加［考試（test）］

例 After he's put you to the test, is there any way to tell if you've made a favorable impression ? You know, like a look on his face or something he says. I hate being kept on tenterhooks waiting for a call or letter. I want to know right away.

5. put sb. up to sth. *** 煽動某人做某事；使某人熟悉某事；將某事提請某人決定、處理

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某人［忙于、決定（up to）］某事

例 Police are speculating that Bolander is not a regular member of the DPI, the South American terrorist group, but rather a homeless man who was put up to the bombing by the group. “We found two hundred US dollars in his pocket,” an investigator disclosed. “That, combined with his homeless status and what he's told us so far leads us to this conclusion. ”

鞏固練習

(A) put...nose out of joint

(B) put...to sleep

(C) put...through the wringer

(D) put...to the test

(E) put...up to

1. A: Alan Mason is claiming we ______ him ______ when we brought him to the police station for questioning last week. B: If he thinks we forced him to endure a stressful situation, let him file a complaint with the chief. I don't want to hear any more about that lowlife.

2. A: This kind of behavior is not usual for your son, so I suspect one of the other kids ______ him ______ it. So, I'm going easy on him this time. B: Thanks. I'll have a word with him about the importance of not letting others persuade him to do bad things that he wouldn't otherwise do on his own.

3. A: Your pay raise is to be kept under your hat . It's between you and me only. Mr. Ahn might feel offended or insulted by the fact that he'll be earning less than you when you're five years younger than him. B: I understand, sir. I'll keep it under wraps . I don't want to ______ Ahn's ______ either. We still have to work together.

4. A: Refugee relief has ______ the UN's crisis management ability ______. B: That's good. If these problems place a great burden on the system, they'll give us an indication of how strong and effective the system is.

5. A: I know how much you love your dog, Tommy. So if you want to show your love for him, let me ______ him ______. He's in a lot of pain. B: So you think we should kill him out of mercy? Will it be painless? A: Yes and he won't feel any pain. He'll die peacefully.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (D)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我為總裁工作。我想你可以把我的工作想象成“修理工”。每次總裁把別人的鼻子氣歪時，我都會跟在他身后，做些善后的工作。我道歉、提出特殊的交易或支付補償金——想盡一切辦法彌補老板造成的損害。

2. 拔牙是很簡單的手術，但是如果你清醒的話會覺得痛，所以我會讓麻醉師對你進行麻醉。他會用乙醚氣體。你吸入之后就會慢慢失去意識。

3. 你最好睡一會兒，你明天有試鏡，導演是皮埃爾·勃朗。你應該知道，他是出了名的讓有抱負的女演員在試鏡時受盡折磨的導演。他會測試你的毅力，也會對你進行嚴厲詢問——也是為了測試你的毅力。

4. 在他讓你接受考驗之后，有沒有什么方法知道你是否給他留下了好印象呢？你知道的，比如他臉上的表情或他說過什么話。我討厭整天提心吊膽地等著電話或來信。我想立刻就知道結果。

5. 警方猜測博蘭德不是南美洲恐怖組織DPI的正式成員，而是一個流浪漢。他受該組織的唆使參加了炸彈襲擊。一位調查人員透露：“我們在他口袋里發(fā)現(xiàn)了200美元。結合他無家可歸的生活狀態(tài)和他提供的證詞，我們得出上述結論?！?

II. 1. A：艾倫·梅森聲稱，我們上周帶他去警察局問詢的時候，讓他受盡了折磨。B：如果他認為我們強迫他忍受壓力，那就讓他找主任投訴吧。我再也不想聽到任何關于那個卑鄙的家伙的事情。

2. A：這種行為對你兒子來說不常見，所以我懷疑是其他孩子教唆他這么做的。這次我就不計較了。B：謝謝。我會跟他談談，讓他明白不讓其他人唆使他去做自己不會做的壞事，這很重要。

3. A：你加薪的事要保密。只有你和我知道。如果阿恩先生知道你比他小五歲，賺的還比他多的話，他會感覺受到了冒犯或者侮辱。B：我明白，先生。我會保密的。我也不想氣阿恩先生。我們還得一起共事呢。

4. A：難民救助工作考驗了聯(lián)合國的危機管理能力。B：這很好。如果這些問題給這個系統(tǒng)帶來沉重的負擔，它們會反映出這個系統(tǒng)有多么穩(wěn)定有效。

5. A：我知道你有多么愛你的狗，湯米。所以如果你想要表達你對它的愛的話，讓我結束它的生命吧。它現(xiàn)在非常痛苦。B：你覺得我們應該出于憐憫結束它的生命嗎？它會沒有痛苦嗎？A：是的，它不會感覺到任何痛苦。它會平靜地死去。