LECTURE 138 基本動詞 PUT 9

LECTURE 138 基本動詞 PUT 9

詞組講解

1. put sth. forward / put forward sth. *** 提出，拿出；推舉出

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［向前（forward）］提交某物

例 While excavation of the site has already gotten underway, the developer is still waiting for the city to put forward its concept of the park. “It'll be a couple of months before we have to have their ideas, but if they'd come out with them earlier it would help us considerably in preparing the necessary equipment and such,” said Martin Mallet, president of Mallet Construction.

2. put sth. in one's way / put sth. in the way of sb. / put sth. in the way ** 妨礙；設置障礙

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某物放在某人經(jīng)過的［路（way）］上

例 Contacted at his home, Bob Dolzer said the Committee for Anson Park had difficulty in reaching a consensus because of a slew of objections from a certain city council member. “I'm not going to hold anybody accountable for the delay,” Dolzer said, “but there is one council member who seems intent upon putting objections in our way. ”

3. put 〔get〕 sth. in order ** 整理；整頓

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物處于［有秩序（in order）］

例 See those disks over there? I want you to find some way to put them in order. I don't care what system you decide to use, just so long as it's easily understandable. After that, I want you to start on the files. And then it'll be the storage closet—I want you to make a clean sweep of this office.

4. put sth. into practice ** 將某事付諸實踐

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某物放在［實踐（practice）］中

例 That's what they taught you at Harvard Business School? Sounds good, doesn't it? There's only one problem—IT WON'T WORK! I suggest you get a year of practical experience here before you start proposing ideas that work great in the classroom but could never be put into practice in the real world.

5. put sth. into words ** 用言辭表達

解 習語；詞義溯源：用語言表達某事

例 My battle with cancer is officially over. The doctor gave me a clean bill of health and I feel great. I can hardly put into words how it feels to come that close to death and then make a full recovery like I have. It's...uh...great!

鞏固練習

(A) put forward

(B) put...in my way

(C) put...in order

(D) put...into practice

(E) put...into words

1. A: Thanks, Charles. I wish I could ______ my appreciation ______, but it's too great to express. B: You don't need to express your feeling with words, Diane. The look on your face says everything for you. Keep up the good work.

2. A: You always get a bright idea from those management seminars and then come back and make a mess of our operation trying to ______ it ______. B: And I suppose you think you could do a better job at making the theories and plans actually work here? If you do, you're welcome to try!

3. A: Organize your room before you leave for school today, Donin. B: Oh, Mom. I don't have time right now. I'll ______ it ______ after school, okay? A: No, it's not okay. Mr. Bae's bringing somebody around today who's interested in buying the house. Make you room tidy NOW!

4. A: You know that I know everything about you—everything. I could easily cause a problem that would prevent you from having what you want the most—the presidency. B: Yes, but you won't because you know me so well. You know I would have you killed if you tried to ______ something ______. I hope you got that because I'm not going to repeat it.

5. A: If you're planning to make your idea known so that it can be discussed and considered, I suggest you wait until after the holiday season. B: It's not a good time to ______ my proposal right now? But it's urgent.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (D)

3. (C)

4. (B)

5. (A)

參考譯文

I. 1. 盡管現(xiàn)場的挖掘工作已經(jīng)開始，但是開發(fā)商依然在等待市里提出他們關于公園的理念。馬利特建筑公司的總裁馬丁·馬利特表示：“我們或許要等幾個月才能知道他們的想法。但是如果他們能盡早公布，將極大地幫助我們做好設備等方面的準備工作?！?

2. 鮑勃·多爾澤在家中接受采訪時表示，由于某位市議員多次反對，安森公園委員會未能達成一致意見。多爾澤表示：“我不會把這次推遲歸咎到任何人身上。但是有一位市議員好像下定決心要給我們設置障礙。”

3. 看到那邊那些光盤了嗎？我希望你能想辦法將它們整理好。我不管你要以什么順序放，只要便于理解就行。另外，還有這些文件需要你處理。再然后是儲物柜。我希望你把這間辦公室徹底整理一遍。

4. 這就是他們在哈佛商學院教你的嗎？聽起來不錯，是吧？只是有一個問題——不實用！我建議，在提出那些在課堂上有用卻不能付諸實踐的想法之前，你先在這里實習一年。

5. 我與癌癥的抗爭正式結束了。醫(yī)生給我開具了健康證明書，我感覺非常好。我?guī)缀鯚o法用語言來表達那種瀕臨死亡，然后又完全康復的感受。真是……呃……太棒了！

II. 1. A：謝謝，查爾斯。我希望我能用言語表達我的謝意，但是大恩不言謝。B：你不需要用語言來表達你的感受，黛安娜。你臉上的表情已經(jīng)為你表明了一切。繼續(xù)好好工作吧。

2. A：你總能從那些管理研討會上得到好點子，但是回來后，為了把它付諸實施總是操作得一團糟。B：那么，我想你肯定更擅長讓那些理論和計劃發(fā)揮作用了？如果是的話，歡迎你來試試！

3. A：今天去上學之前，把你的房間收拾好，多寧。B：媽媽，我現(xiàn)在沒有時間。我放學之后整理，好嗎？A：不行。貝先生今天要帶一個有興趣買這棟房子的人過來。去整理你的房間，馬上！

4. A：你知道的，我知道你的所有事情——所有。我能很輕易地制造麻煩，讓你得不到你最想要的——總裁的職位。B：是，但是你不會那么做的，因為你非常了解我。你知道如果你試圖設置障礙，我會把你干掉。我希望你能明白，因為我不會說第二遍。

5. A：如果你想讓別人知道你的想法，并且對它進行討論和思考的話，我建議你等到假期結束之后再說。B：現(xiàn)在不是我提出建議的好時機嗎？但是，這事非常緊急。