13 CAST: 投，扔，撒；把…加于；打算，決定

13 CAST: 投，扔，撒；把…加于；打算，決定

詞組講解

1. cast around 〔about〕 for sb. or sth. *** 急忙尋找；考慮

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［為了（for）］得到某人或某物［四處（around）］撒網

例 The company has been casting around for a movie studio it can take over.

2. cast doubt 〔doubts〕 on sb. or sth. / cast doubt 〔doubts〕 ** （對…）產生懷疑

解 習語；詞義溯源：把［疑心（doubt, doubts）］加于某人或某事

例 The poll conducted last week cast doubt on Perot's chances of winning.

3. cast 〔throw〕 one's lot with sb. ** 與某人共命運；合伙

解 習語；詞義溯源：與某人一起決定自己的［命運（lot）］

例 Colin Powell is expected to cast his lot with the Republican party.

4. cast pearls before swine / cast one's pearls before swine ** 明珠暗投；對牛彈琴

解 習語；詞義溯源：在［豬（swine）］面前扔珍珠；引申為把珍貴的東西送給不識貨的人

例 Giving him a Van Gogh painting is casting pearls before swine.

5. cast sb. out / cast out sb. *** 趕出，逐出

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人扔到［外面（out）］；一種死板的文學表達方式

例 Those suffering from leprosy were cast out from society.

6. cast the first stone ** 首先責難（或攻擊、發(fā)難）；最先控訴（或揭發(fā)）

解 習語；詞義溯源：［首先（first）］扔［石頭（stone）］

例 We've all lied some time or another in our lives, so I think none of us should be the one to cast the first stone.

參考譯文

1. 這家公司一直在到處尋找一個可以接管的電影工作室。

2. 上周進行的民意測驗讓人們對佩羅特獲勝的可能性產生懷疑。

3. 科林·鮑威爾有望加入共和黨。

4. 給他一幅凡·高的畫純粹是明珠暗投。

5. 過去，得麻風病的人會被社會拋棄。

6. 我們一生中總會有撒謊的時候，所以我覺得我們在責人之前應自省。