LECTURE 196 基本介詞 ON 3

LECTURE 196 基本介詞 ON 3

詞組講解

1. on the air ** 在廣播（或電視）中

解 習語；詞義溯源：在［空氣（air）］上

例 The coup leaders seized the state radio and television broadcasting stations and went on the air with a message they called “a message of liberation.” They claimed to have control of the military and declared the elected legislature an illegal assembly.

2. on the average ** 一般；平均

解 習語；詞義溯源：以［一般情況（the average）］

例 Outside the courthouse where the nationally-televised Simpson murder trial is taking place , vendors are doing a land office business selling everything from commemorative T-shirts to replicas of the bloody glove found on Simpson's estate. One T-shirt vendor told me that on the average he was selling 350 shirts a day. “I'm making a killing ,” he punned.

3. on the block ** 出售中；拍賣中

解 習語；詞義溯源：在［拍賣臺（block）］上

例 In a related story, sources close to the Simpson family say his Hollywood estate may go on the block soon to help pay for his mounting legal fees. Simpson's lawyer has denied the rumor.

4. on the dot ** 準時，正點

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：在［點（dot）］上；參照at sometime sharp

例 Based on security video made of the hotel lobby, the explosion took place at 2:32 AM on the dot. When played in slow motion, the video clearly shows that the bomb was inside an unattended suitcase sitting next to the concierge's desk. The concierge was the only person died in the blast.

5. on the double ** 馬上，快速

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：以［兩倍的速度（double）］

例 What are you doing out here behind the building? Were you smoking? You'd better get to your classrooms before I report you to the principal. Go ahead, get back to your classes—on the double！

鞏固練習

(A) on the air

(B) on the average

(C) on the block

(D) on the dot

(E) On the double

1. A:At exactly 3:20 PM I want you to bring the car to the back door of the bank. B:3:20 ______? A:I said exactly didn't I? No sooner and no later！ We'll be coming out with several bags of money at exactly that moment. You have to be there.

2. A:Oh shit！ Look at all these boxes laying all over the storage room. Damn, Mr. Zapp is coming to inspect our shop in less than ten minutes. Carl, Jim, Sean—quickly get these boxes out to the garbage container and organize this room. ______! B:Yes, sir—immediately.

3. A:How high are the waves on this beach usually? B:Usually? Well, ______ they're about 2 meters, but they can get much higher during stormy weather.

4. A:Five minutes everybody. We start broadcasting in five minutes. Get ready. B:But Bob's not here. A:We'll just have to go ______ without him. We have to start on schedule .

5. A:Everything you see in this building is for sale . The desk, the cabinets, the chairs—even the curtains in here are ______. B:They're selling the curtains too?

■ ANSWER:

1. (D)

2. (E)

3. (B)

4. (A)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 政變的領(lǐng)導者控制了國家廣播、電視臺，在廣播和電視上播放了一條信息，他們稱其為“解放的信息”。他們宣稱掌握了軍權(quán)，并且宣布選舉產(chǎn)生的立法機構(gòu)是非法集會。

2. 法庭內(nèi)正在審訊辛普森謀殺案并通過全國電視直播，法庭外小商販們正在賣一切跟案件有關(guān)的物品，從紀念T恤到在辛普森家現(xiàn)場發(fā)現(xiàn)的帶有血跡手套的仿制品，他們的生意非常火。其中一個賣T恤的小販告訴我，他平均一天賣掉350件。他一語雙關(guān)地說：“我在賺大錢?！?

3. 一位與辛普森家關(guān)系密切的人士透漏，他在好萊塢的房產(chǎn)也許不久將會拍賣，用來支付大筆不斷增加的訴訟費。對此，辛普森的律師予以否認。

4. 根據(jù)酒店大堂的監(jiān)控視頻，爆炸是在凌晨2:32準時發(fā)生的。通過慢鏡頭可以清楚地看出，炸彈在一個不起眼的箱子里，箱子放在了門衛(wèi)桌子的旁邊。門衛(wèi)是此次爆炸中唯一的死者。

5. 你們躲在樓后面干什么？在抽煙？你們最好在我沒告訴校長之前回教室去。去，回去上課——馬上！

II. 1. A：我要你下午3:20準時把車開到銀行的后門口。 B：3:20是吧？ A：我說了“準時”，不是嗎？不能早也不能晚！我們會在那個時候準時帶著幾袋錢從后門出來。你必須按時到那里。

2. A：哦，該死！看這些箱子把儲藏室堆得亂七八糟。該死，扎普先生不到10分鐘就會來巡視我們店?？?、吉姆、肖恩，你們快點把這些箱子都扔到外面的垃圾箱里，把屋子整理好。馬上！ B：好的，先生——馬上。

3. A：通常情況下，這片海灘上的浪有多高？ B：通常情況下？ 嗯，一般來說，大概是2米高，但是在暴風雨天氣時，海浪會更高。

4. A：大家注意了，還有五分鐘！還有五分鐘就開播，準備好。 B：但是鮑勃還沒有到。 A：他沒來，我們也要開播。我們必須按照預定計劃開始。

5. A：你在這棟樓里看見的所有東西都可以出售。桌子、柜子、椅子——甚至這里的窗簾也出售。 B：他們連窗簾都賣？