LECTURE 187 基本介詞 IN 3

LECTURE 187 基本介詞 IN 3

詞組講解

1. in black and white ** 公式化的；白紙黑字的

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：用［白紙黑字（black and white）］

例 My advice to you is don't transfer any funds to Omega Property until you have the agreement you made verbally in black and white. Verbal contracts, while enforceable in some cases, are not strong legal grounds to stand on.

2. in cold blood ** 無情地，冷酷地，殘忍地

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［冷血（cold blood）］里面

例 Forgive him? Never!When we were in our most desperate hour he turned his back on us in cold blood. I can never forgive him for that. I disown Thomas as a brother and have nothing to do with him anymore.

3. in concert with sb. / in concert ** 共同協(xié)作，聯(lián)手

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：處于與某人［合作、合力（concert）］的狀態(tài)

例 Opera In The Park: The Philadelphia Opera Society in concert with the Philadelphia Park Authority will perform Madame Butterfly in Grant Park, Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, 7:30 PM Admission is free.

4. in due time / in due course / in good time / in the course of time / in time ** 在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候，適時(shí)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間（due course, due time, good time）］

例 The Prosecutor released a statement in which he said the arrest of the once powerful legislator goes to show that in due time public officials who abuse the trust of the people, get what's coming to them.

5. in poor 〔bad〕 taste ** 無禮；低俗

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在不好的［品位、趣味（taste）］里面

例 The comedian found out quickly that the American people don't take kindly to people making a mockery of the national anthem. Trying to imitate a baseball player while singing the anthem to open an AII-Star Game, she put her hands on her hips and spat out tobacco. She was booed off the field. She said that she realized later it was in poor taste.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) in black and white

(B) in cold blood

(C) in concert

(D) in due course

(E) in bad taste

1. A: You know, if the city park commission and the city zoo officials would work closely together on this, we could have a “Wild Animals in The Park Day.” The children would love it. B: Like you said, it would require a lot of cooperation between them. Personally, I don't think they'd work ______ on anything though.

2. A: Studies have shown that certain people have no feelings—no anger, guilt, apprehension or remorse—when they do something terribly bad. B: That's what they mean when they say“______,” right? A: Right. They do it without any feelings at all. They're dangerous people.

3. A: You'll get married when the time is right. We can't make it happen any sooner. It'll happen eventually. B: But Mother, if I wait for it to happen ______, I might be an old maid before I ever get married!I'm already 28 years old.

4. A: Wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt to your sister's wedding was ______. You ought to be ashamed. You embarrassed us all. B: If you thought it was rude or offensive, why didn't you tell me to leave?

5. A: They're liable for the repairs. We've got it ______. It's written in print on paper in the contract. It says: “...and all repairs within one year of the sale will be performed free of charge by the seller.” B: Make sure you bring that contract with you in case they refuse to do it.

■ ANSWER:

1. (C)

2. (B)

3. (D)

4. (E)

5. (A)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我的建議是，在白紙黑字的合同上簽字之前不要將任何錢轉(zhuǎn)給歐米茄物業(yè)。雖然口頭協(xié)議在某些情況下是可生效的，但卻沒有強(qiáng)有力的法律效力。

2. 原諒他？絕對不行！在我們最絕望的時(shí)候，他無情地背棄了我們。我是絕不會(huì)原諒他的。我跟托馬斯斷絕了兄弟關(guān)系，跟他再也沒有任何關(guān)系了。

3. 公園露天歌?。嘿M(fèi)城歌劇社和費(fèi)城公園管理處將合作，于星期六和星期日，即5月15號(hào)~16號(hào)晚上7:30在格蘭特公園上演歌劇《蝴蝶夫人》。免費(fèi)入場。

4. 檢察官發(fā)表了一份聲明，在聲明中他表示，逮捕曾經(jīng)擁有強(qiáng)權(quán)的立法人這一事實(shí)，在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候向公眾證明了，濫用人民的信任，結(jié)果就是咎由自取。

5. 這名喜劇演員很快發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國人不喜歡那些拿他們的國歌開玩笑的人。她曾試圖唱著美國國歌，模仿一名棒球明星在一場全明星賽開場時(shí)的動(dòng)作。她雙手叉腰，吐著煙，結(jié)果被噓下了臺(tái)。她說她后來意識(shí)到那樣是無禮的。

II. 1. A：你知道的，如果城市公園委員會(huì)和城市動(dòng)物園的官員們在這件事上密切合作的話，我們就會(huì)有“野生動(dòng)物公園日”了。孩子們肯定會(huì)喜歡。 B：就像你說的，這需要他們之間很多的合作。不過我個(gè)人認(rèn)為，他們是不會(huì)進(jìn)行任何合作的。

2. A：研究表明，有些人在做壞事的時(shí)候，沒有任何感情，他們不憤怒、不內(nèi)疚、不恐懼也不懊悔。 B：這就是人們所說的“無情”，是嗎？ A：是的，他們做這些事根本沒有任何感覺。他們是危險(xiǎn)人物。

3. A：你會(huì)在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候結(jié)婚的。沒必要那么早結(jié)婚。這事遲早會(huì)發(fā)生的。 B：但是，媽媽，如果我等到適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候，那么我可能在結(jié)婚之前早就是老姑娘了！我已經(jīng)28歲了。

4. A：在你姐姐的婚禮上穿牛仔褲和T恤衫是不禮貌的。你應(yīng)該感到羞愧。你讓我們大家都很尷尬。 B：如果你認(rèn)為這是不禮貌或者冒犯的行為，為什么當(dāng)時(shí)不讓我離開？

5. A：他們有義務(wù)維修。我們有白紙黑字寫得很清楚。合同上清楚地印著：“……產(chǎn)品售出后一年之內(nèi)由賣方免費(fèi)提供所有維修服務(wù)?！?B：一定要帶上合同以免他們拒絕維修。