LECTURE 172 基本動詞TAKE 21

LECTURE 172 基本動詞TAKE 21

詞組講解

1. take up a collection ** 募捐

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：獲得［資金、攢錢（collection）］

例 The church depends almost wholly on the money collected during Sunday services. If we stopped taking up a collection and let people mail in their donations, I'm afraid the weekly total would drop drastically. If nobody sees how much and whether or not they donate, a lot of people will give less or not give at all. Let's keep doing it the way we've always done it.

2. take up arms against sb. or sth. ** 拿起武器反對

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：為了［抵抗（against）］某人或某事而拿［起（up）］［武器（arms）］

例 To be, or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end of them?

3. take up one's time *** 費時間

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：花費了［全部的、所有的（up）］時間

例 No, I don't think of it that way at all. When someone has something they want to get off their chest , I listen with sincere interest. I never think they are taking up my time, because as a priest my time belongs to the people I serve.

4. take up room 〔space〕 ** 占據(jù)位置

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：占據(jù)（占用）某一［空間（room，space）］

例 Maxi Mate software is designed to take up as little space on your hard disk drive as possible. With Maxi Mate, you get the most out of your computer's hardware without sacrificing any of the convenience you demand.

5. take up time ** 花費時間

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：花費［時間（time）］；也可以省略up

例 Keeping abreast of the vast amount of world news available to us these days takes up time, but it's vital to our operation. With branch offices in 36 countries around the world, we need to be aware of everything that's going on out there.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) taking up a collection

(B) take up arms against

(C) taking up your time

(D) taking up space

(E) take...time

1. A: This old broken-down photocopier is just ______. Let's see if we can get a junk parts dealer to come and take it away . B: You're right. It surely is using a valuable area of the office that could be put to better use if it weren't there. Tomorrow I'll see to having it removed.

2. A: Look, get to the point . I've got a million things to do. You're wasting my time. B: Sorry, I didn't know I was ______. I'll talk to someone else. A: No, you can talk to me—just don't inconvenience me by using too much of time. I'm busy.

3. A: I'm afraid that if we buy that old boat, restoring it to its original condition will ______ a lot of ______ and it won't be ready for the summer. B: It won't require a lot of attention. It's only the exterior that needs to be renovated. Mechanically, it's in great shape. Let's get it.

4. A: Evans, I'm asking all the members of our office staff to donate some money to help Mr. Jiang. He had a fire in his apartment yesterday and he lost almost everything. Do you want to contribute? B: Oh, damn. I don't have any money right now. How long will you be ______? I'll go to the bank machine during lunch, okay?

5. A: What caused the American colonies to ______ the British? B: I think the main thing that caused them to fight against their mother country was unfair taxing, wasn't it?

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 教堂的經(jīng)營幾乎全靠在禮拜中籌集的資金。如果我們停止募捐，讓人們郵寄捐款，恐怕每周的捐款總數(shù)將大幅下降。如果沒有人知道他們捐了多少，或是有沒有捐款，很多人將會捐得很少或者根本不捐。讓我們繼續(xù)采取以前的方式吧。

2. 生存還是毀滅，這是一個值得考慮的問題。默然忍受命運暴虐的毒箭，或是挺身反抗人世無涯的苦難，通過斗爭把它們清掃，這兩種行為，哪一種更高貴？

3. 不，我根本不認(rèn)為是這樣的。當(dāng)某人想要把悶在心里的話吐出來時，我真誠地傾聽。我從來沒有認(rèn)為他們在浪費我的時間，因為作為牧師，我的時間屬于我服務(wù)的人民。

4. 馬克西馬特軟件占用硬盤驅(qū)動器極小的空間。使用馬克西馬特，你可以在享受便利的同時，充分利用你的硬盤。

5. 了解最新的海量世界新聞很花時間，但是這對我們的業(yè)務(wù)至關(guān)重要。我們在全球的36個國家設(shè)有分公司，我們需要了解所有最新發(fā)生的事情。

II. 1. A：這臺壞了的舊復(fù)印機太占地方了。看看能否找個垃圾回收公司過來把它收走。B：你說得對。它確實占用了辦公室非常寶貴的空間，如果沒有它，我們可以更好地利用辦公室的空間。明天我負責(zé)找人把它收走。

2. A：好，言歸正傳。我有很多事要做，你在浪費我的時間。B：對不起，我不知道我占用了你的時間。我和其他人談吧。A：不，你可以和我談——只是別占用我太多時間，給我?guī)聿槐?。我很忙?

3. A：我擔(dān)心，如果我們買了那只舊船，把它恢復(fù)原樣的話會浪費很多時間，而且到夏天也不能弄好。B：不需要做太多的處理，只需要把外觀重新改造一下。從性能上看，它還很好。讓我們買下它吧。

4. A：埃文斯，我讓辦公室的所有員工捐款來幫助蔣先生。他的公寓昨天失火了，他幾乎失去了一切。你要捐款嗎？B：呃，糟糕，我沒帶錢。這個捐款活動持續(xù)多久？我中午去取款機取錢，可以嗎？

5. A：是什么導(dǎo)致美國殖民地武力反對英國的？B：我覺得他們反對宗主國的主要原因是不公平的稅收，對嗎？