LECTURE 160 基本動詞TAKE 9

LECTURE 160 基本動詞TAKE 9

詞組講解

1. take no stock in sth. / not take stock in sth. ** 不相信

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某事不做［評價、信任、信賴（stock）］

例 If the university issued a statement saying they fully supported Dr. Kowk's findings, it would certainly give credence to his theory. Without such a statement, I'm afraid the scientific community is not going to take much stock in it. It's too fantastic and he lacks the background to make it believable.

2. take note of sth. / take note ** 留意

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某事采?。坳P注、注意（note）］的態(tài)度

解 ...And over here, ladies and gentlemen, are our giant pandas which were given to the Washington Zoo by the Chinese government. Take note of how the one female in the corner over there is walking a little awkwardly. She's pregnant and we expect baby pandas in the next few days.

3. take notice of sth. / take notice ** 意識到，注意到

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某事采取［認識、注意（notice）］的態(tài)度

例 When you first set up the software, it's a good idea to always take notice of the status bar which is displayed at the bottom of your monitor's screen. If you've set the software up properly, the status bar should read “okay” in the left corner, and “Page 1” in the right corner.

4. take off one's hat to sb. / take off one's hat / take one's hat off to sb. ** 表達敬意，向…致敬

解 習語；詞義溯源：拿［掉（off）］帽子行禮

例 Though he's been my main competitor for the past twenty years, I've got to give the devil his due and compliment Walter Scott on the way he's expanded his hardware business. I'm a man who gives credit where credit is due , so I take my hat off to Mr. Scott and Scott Hardware Inc.

5. take offense at sb. or sth. / take offense ** 因…而生氣，憤怒

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人或某事感受到［憤怒、生氣、氣憤（offense）］

例 You should know that if you go ahead with your plan of issuing a statement supporting Martha Wharton's campaign for governor, you'll be running the risk of losing the biggest donor our foundation has. The NAACP is likely to take offense at such an endorsement and cut off their funding.

鞏固練習

(A) take no stock in

(B) take note of

(C) take notice of

(D) take our hats off to

(E) take offense

1. A: Who can deny that Grace Carrison has done a great job in organizing this summer festival? Let's all ______ Mrs. Carrison! B: Thank you, Mr. Schneider, but I think maybe you'd better wait to praise what I've done until the festival is over.

2. A: Mr. Ortiz, when you entered the building did the guard at the front door behave in a way that showed he was aware of your presence? B: Uh, could you say that again, sir? I don't understand your question. A: Did the guard ______ you entering? B: No, sir. He was asleep.

3. A: Be careful not to say anything that might cause them to feel resentment. We don't want to make them feel upset or insulted in any way. B: Right. With their government falling apart they're probably quick to ______ these days. I'll be extra careful.

4. A: I'm sorry, but I just didn't think it was important or significant enough to be worth remembering, so I didn't bother to write it down. B: You didn't ______ the man's name?! A man hits your car and you think his name is not significant?!

5. A: Tom has a history of telling fantastic lies. So I'd ______ his story about his grandfather's oil wells in Texas if I were you. B: Oh, I don't regard his story as trustworthy. I'm just pretending to so as not to make him feel bad. I know he's lying, but I listen just to entertain him.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (B)

5. (A)

參考譯文

I. 1. 如果這所大學發(fā)表聲明，表明他們完全支持夸克博士的調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，肯定可以使人們相信他的理論。如果沒有這份聲明，恐怕科學界不會相信。他的調查發(fā)現(xiàn)太不可思議了，他沒有背景，無法讓人相信他的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

2. ……女士們，先生們，這邊是中國政府送給華盛頓動物園的大熊貓。留意一下那邊角落里那只雌性大熊貓走路時略顯笨拙的樣子。它懷孕了，幾天后我們就能看到熊貓寶寶了。

3. 當你首次安裝軟件時，最好留意顯示器屏幕下方的狀態(tài)欄。如果你已經(jīng)正確安裝了軟件，狀態(tài)欄的左下角會顯示“已完成”，右下角會顯示“第一頁”。

4. 雖然在過去20年中，沃爾特·斯科特一直是我的主要競爭對手，但是我給了他應有的贊賞，稱贊他在拓展硬件業(yè)務中的努力。我是一個該表揚別人時就表揚的人，因此我向斯科特先生和斯特科硬件公司致敬。

5. 你應該知道，如果你繼續(xù)你的計劃，要發(fā)表聲明支持瑪莎·沃頓競選州長的話，你將要冒失去我們基金會最大贊助者的風險。全國有色人種協(xié)進會很有可能對這一支持不滿，并中斷他們的資金支持。

II. 1. A：誰能否認格雷斯·卡里森在組織這次夏季節(jié)慶時的卓越表現(xiàn)？讓我們向卡里森夫人致敬！B：謝謝您，施奈德先生，但是我覺得您還是在這個活動結束后再表揚我吧。

2. A：奧爾蒂斯先生，您進入大樓的時候，前門的保安有沒有表現(xiàn)出他已經(jīng)注意到您的出現(xiàn)了？B：呃，先生，您能再說一遍嗎？我沒明白您的問題。A：保安注意到您進來了嗎？B：沒有，先生。他睡著了。

3. A：小心不要說任何可能讓他們覺得厭惡的話。我們不想讓他們覺得不高興或受到了侮辱。B：好的。他們的政府垮臺了，他們最近可能非常容易生氣。我會格外小心的。

4. A：對不起，但是我覺得它沒有重要到需要被記住，所以我沒有把它寫下來。B：你沒有注意看那個人的名字？！一個人撞了你的車，你覺得他的名字不夠重要？！

5. A：湯姆經(jīng)常撒下彌天大謊。所以，如果我是你，我不會相信他爺爺在得克薩斯州有油井的故事。B：哦，我沒覺得他的故事可信。我只是假裝相信，不讓他覺得不舒服。我知道他在說謊，但是我聽他講只是想讓他高興高興。