LECTURE 179 基本動(dòng)詞WORK 2

LECTURE 179 基本動(dòng)詞WORK 2

詞組講解

1. work one's way through ** （聚精會(huì)神地）完成

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：緩慢而艱難地前進(jìn)是為了［通過(guò)（through）］那條［路（way）］

例 Dear family and friends of Walter Eaton, we're gathered here today to pay our last respects to a fine young man whose life has come to an end much too soon. Walter was the most industrious young man I've ever met. An orphan at the age of 17, he came to grips with the loss of his parents and worked his way through college, graduating last year with honors. His future was bright.

2. work one's way up ** （工作或地位）逐步提高，向上爬

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：一［路（way）］［向上（up）］緩慢而艱難地前進(jìn)

例 Don't think the church is any different than any other organization. There are some priests who spend a lot of their time and effort trying to work their way up. Pastor, Bishop, university head, Cardinal—they're all important steps in a career-minded priest's life.

3. work out *** 鍛煉，運(yùn)動(dòng)；實(shí)現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生預(yù)期的結(jié)果；算出，解決

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：在［外（out）］工作或［完全地（out）］得到預(yù)期的結(jié)果

例 I'm not the type who could enjoy working out in a gymnasium with dozens of other people all sweating and grunting. No, I like to go to some place where I can get away from it all —you know, like out in the countryside.

4. work out for the best ** 以最好的結(jié)果結(jié)束

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：產(chǎn)生［最好的（the best）］結(jié)果

例 Hey, you never know, but losing your job might work out for the best. Now you'll have the time to start that flower and garden shop you've been talking about starting for years. What do you say, honey? Want to give it a shot ? This could turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to you.

5. work sb. or sth. in / work in sb. or sth. *** 使插入，使進(jìn)入

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：為進(jìn)入其［中（in）］而努力工作

例 Mother, you must think there are 30 hours in a day!I'm already attending piano school, computer school, math and science school and English language classes. How do you think I'm going to work in Tae Kwon Do classes?!

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) work your way through

(B) work your way up

(C) work out

(D) work out for the best

(E) work in

1. A: Sure I can afford to pay for all of my son's expenses there, but I want him to learn to support himself. So I'm making him do what I had to do: get a job so I could pay for my education expenses on my own. B: It's a little different though. You had to ______ college because your family was poor. You had no choice.

2. A: The tour is only three days, but if you follow the route I've suggested, you'll be able to see San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. You may even be able to ______ a quick trip to the Grand Canyon. B: Oh, the Grand Canyon would be nice. Is it really possible? How do we manage to include that in just three days?

3. A: I hated Mother for days for sending my dog to live on my grandparents' farm. But it ______, because just a week later the dog saved my grandparents' lives when there was a fire and he woke them up. B: So in the end, sending the dog there was a good thing to do, wasn't it?

4. A: They'll tell you that you can get promoted and become a leader of the organization someday, but don't believe it. The highest they'll let a foreigner go in this company is general manager. B: There's absolutely no way to ______ to the executive level?

5. A: Where are you headed, Mark? B: To the gymnasium. I'm going to ______ with my wife. A: You exercise with your wife? Hey, great. I'll have to try that.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (E)

3. (D)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 親愛(ài)的沃爾特·伊頓的家人和朋友，我們今天齊聚于此，向這位英年早逝的青年才子致以最后的敬意。沃爾特是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最勤勞的年輕人。他17歲時(shí)成了孤兒，獨(dú)自承受失去父母的痛苦，邊掙錢邊求學(xué)，去年以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)畢業(yè)。他的前途本應(yīng)是光明的。

2. 別認(rèn)為教堂和其他機(jī)構(gòu)有什么不同。總有些神父花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間和精力，努力往上爬。牧師、主教、大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)、紅衣主教——對(duì)于一個(gè)事業(yè)心強(qiáng)的神父來(lái)說(shuō)，這是很重要的幾步。

3. 我不能和數(shù)十個(gè)汗流浹背、喘著粗氣的人在同一個(gè)體育館健身。不，我想去那些能讓我遠(yuǎn)離這一切的地方——你知道的，比如鄉(xiāng)村。

4. 嘿，世事難料，說(shuō)不定你失去工作可能會(huì)有好的結(jié)果呢。現(xiàn)在，你有時(shí)間開(kāi)那個(gè)鮮花園藝店了。你都說(shuō)了好多年了。親愛(ài)的，你覺(jué)得怎么樣？想試試嗎？這可能是你經(jīng)歷的最好的事情。

5. 媽媽，你一定覺(jué)得一天有30個(gè)小時(shí)！我已經(jīng)參加了鋼琴班、計(jì)算機(jī)班、數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)班以及英語(yǔ)班。你覺(jué)得我哪來(lái)的時(shí)間參加跆拳道班呢？！

II. 1. A：當(dāng)然，我付得起我兒子在那里的全部費(fèi)用，但是我想讓他學(xué)會(huì)自食其力。所以我讓他做我以前必須做的事情：找份工作，這樣就能自己交學(xué)費(fèi)了。B：但是這有點(diǎn)不同。你是因?yàn)榧彝ヘ毨Р挪坏貌贿厭赍X邊求學(xué)。你沒(méi)有別的選擇。

2. A：旅游時(shí)間只有三天，但是如果你選擇我建議的路線，你就有機(jī)會(huì)游覽舊金山、洛杉磯和拉斯維加斯。你甚至可能還有空參加去大峽谷的短途旅游。B：哦，大峽谷很不錯(cuò)。真的有可能嗎？我們?cè)趺床拍馨阉ㄔ诙潭倘斓男谐讨心兀?

3. A：因?yàn)槟赣H把我的狗送到了我祖父母的農(nóng)場(chǎng)，我已經(jīng)恨她好多天了。但是結(jié)果很好，因?yàn)榫驮谝恢芎螅r(nóng)場(chǎng)發(fā)生火災(zāi)，我的狗叫醒了祖父母，救了他們。B：所以，總之，把這狗送到那里是件好事，對(duì)嗎？

4. A：他們會(huì)告訴你，你將來(lái)可以獲得晉升，成為企業(yè)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，但是別相信這個(gè)。他們讓外國(guó)人在這個(gè)公司獲得的最高職位就是總經(jīng)理。B：絕對(duì)沒(méi)有辦法爬到管理層了？

5. A：馬克，你要去哪？B：去健身房。我要跟我妻子一起健身。A：你跟你妻子一起去健身？嘿，很好。我也要試試。