LECTURE 175 基本動詞TURN 3

LECTURE 175 基本動詞TURN 3

詞組講解

1. turn over a new leaf ** 改過自新，重新開始

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：翻動到［新的一頁（a new leaf）］

例 It's shame. Only two weeks ago he came over to my place. He had something on his mind and wanted to get it off his chest . He told me all about the way he'd been involved in several burglaries. He wanted to turn over a new leaf and asked me for help. Now he's been killed in a traffic accident. What a shame. I guess it's good he made a clean breast of it before he died. Still, it's a shame.

2. turn over in one's grave ** 死不瞑目

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［在墳?zāi)怪校╥n one's grave）］也要［左右（over）］轉(zhuǎn)身

例 If the founding fathers could witness the liberal interpretation of the constitution that allows every man, woman and child in America to own a gun if he wants and the rampant violence that has ensued, they'd surely turn over in their graves.

3. turn sb. or sth. down / turn down sb. or sth. *** 調(diào)低（熱量、音量、水量、氣壓等）；拒絕（請求、勸告等）；折疊

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某人或某物［向下（down）］轉(zhuǎn)動

例 The President has made it clear that unless Brazil agrees to put a stop to logging in the Amazon rain forest, he'll make no bones about turning down the Western Hemisphere Environmental Pact put forward by the Organization of American States.

4. turn sb. or sth. in / turn in sb. or sth. *** 檢舉，告發(fā)；歸還；上交

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［向里（in）］轉(zhuǎn)動

例 At the end of the war I had hoped to keep the precision watches we'd been issued for coordinating our attacks, but we had to turn them in along with the rest of our equipment before heading back to the states.

5. turn sb. or sth. off / turn off sb. or sth. *** 關(guān)掉（水源，電器等）；使（某人）厭煩或反感

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：旋轉(zhuǎn)開關(guān)［關(guān)掉（off）］（水、氣、電等）或使某人轉(zhuǎn)向［脫離（off）］原來的狀態(tài)；作“使（某人）厭煩或反感”講時是俚語

例 Oh my God!Honey, we've got to go back to the house. I forgot to turn off the oven before we left. It might burn the house down while we're gone. Sorry, dear. I know you're already running late, but we have no choice—we've got to go back.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) turn over a new leaf

(B) turn over in his grave

(C) turn down

(D) turn...in

(E) turns off

1. A: Tell George that although Grandfather Jones is dead, if he were alive he would be shocked by the way George's wife has changed the old house. She's made it look like a cheap Paris brothel. B: If I tell him that Grandfather would ______, he'll just laugh. He always hated the old man.

2. A: I like biology, but cutting up dead animals really disgusts me. It causes me to lose my interest in becoming a biologist. B: You're not the only one it ______.

3. A: John told me to ______ the offer? But I don't understand what he means. How can I reduce the volume of an offer? B: Gater!You've got the wrong meaning!He meant reject the offer. Don't accept it. Ha Ha Ha!You still have a lot of English to learn, don't you? A: I guess so. Phrasal verbs are confusing. There are so many possible meanings.

4. A: Are you prepared to reform your life? For if you aren't prepared to give up your bad habits and change your behavior so you can make a new start in your life, you are not welcome in this house. B: I'm ready, Minister Freeman. I'm ready to ______.

5. A: I suggest you report yourself to the police before somebody else does. B: Why should I ______ myself ______? A: Because if you do, the judge might go easy on you.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (E)

3. (C)

4. (A)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 真遺憾，兩周前他還找過我。他有些話憋在心里，想傾訴出來。他告訴我他如何被卷入了幾起盜竊案中。他想重新開始，要我?guī)退?。可如今他已?jīng)死于車禍。真遺憾。我猜他在死前把話全盤托出是好些。但是，還是很遺憾。

2. 如果建國者們能見證對憲法的自由詮釋，例如在美國，無論男女老幼，每個人都允許擁有槍支，隨后，暴力變得猖獗，那么他們肯定會死不瞑目。

3. 總統(tǒng)清楚地表示，除非巴西同意停止對亞馬孫雨林的砍伐，否則他將毫不猶豫地否決由美洲國家組織提出的《西半球環(huán)境保護(hù)公約》。

4. 戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束時，我曾希望保留那些戰(zhàn)爭中用于協(xié)調(diào)進(jìn)攻的精密監(jiān)視設(shè)備，但是我們不得不在回美國前把這些設(shè)備連同其他裝備一起上交。

5. 哦，我的天哪！親愛的，我們必須回家。出門前我忘記關(guān)掉烤箱了，我們不在家時有可能會把房子燒掉。對不起，親愛的。我知道你已經(jīng)快遲到了，但是我們沒得選——只能回去。

II. 1. A：告訴喬治，雖然瓊斯祖父已經(jīng)去世了，但如果他還活著，他一定會對喬治的妻子翻修老房子的方式感到震驚。她把房子弄得像巴黎低賤的妓院似的。B：如果我跟他說，他祖父會死不瞑目，他也只會笑笑，因為他一直恨他祖父。

2. A：雖然我喜歡生物，但是解剖動物尸體真的讓我覺得惡心。這使我失去了當(dāng)生物學(xué)家的興趣。B：你不是唯一一個因此而轉(zhuǎn)變興趣的人。

3. A：約翰要我調(diào)低提議？但是我不知道他這是什么意思。我怎么能把提議的音量調(diào)低呢？B：蓋特！你理解錯了！他是說拒絕這項提議，不接受。哈哈哈！你還得好好學(xué)學(xué)英語，是吧？A：我覺得也是。短語動詞真令人困惑，總有很多不同的意思。

4. A：你準(zhǔn)備好改變你的生活了嗎？因為如果你不打算去除壞習(xí)慣，改變你的行為，重新開始，你在這里就不會受歡迎。B：我準(zhǔn)備好了，弗里曼牧師。我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好重新開始了。

5. A：我建議你在別人告發(fā)前先去警察局自首。B：我為什么要告發(fā)自己？A：因為如果你自首，法官可能會對你從寬處理。