LECTURE 197 基本介詞 ON 4

LECTURE 197 基本介詞 ON 4

詞組講解

1. on the eve of sth. ** 在…前夜，在…前夕

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在某個日子的［前夜（eve）］

例 On the eve of their departure, my close friends came to my house and said goodbye to me. They said they would never come back. But it was in less than a month that they came back and decided to start their career in our hometown.

2. on the heels of sth. ** 緊跟著，緊隨…之后

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［腳后跟（heels）］上

例 Huge tidal waves, sometimes called “tsunami”, usually come on the heels of an earthquake whose epicenter is in or near the ocean floor. They come without warning and can arrive anywhere from within a few minutes of the quake, or up to 24 hours later. Residents living in coastal villages know too well that when the ground shakes, it's time to evacuate to higher ground.

3. on the horns of a dilemma ** 進退兩難

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在［困境（dilemma）］的［棱角（horns）］上

例 The United States once again finds itself on the horns of an immigration dilemma as it tries to balance its responsibilities to the political refugees of the world with its limited capacity to take them in. Since the end of the cold war, some 450, 000 refugees have sought political asylum in the US, most from Caribbean nations, including Cuba.

4. on the house ** 店家出錢，免費

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：算在［（店）家（house）］賬上

例 Panda Pizza's Latest Offer is Hot！ Buy one large hot pepper pizza with at least four additional toppings for $12.99—and your Coca-Cola is on the house. Hurry though, this offer is only good until end of summer.

5. on the move ** 在活動中；（事情）在進行中；四處奔波

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：處于［運動（move）］的狀態(tài)

例 Tablet PCs are for the person who's on the move. If you lead a busy lifestyle, and need to keep abreast of what's happening, you can buy one！

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) On the eve of

(B) on the heels of

(C) on the horns of a dilemma

(D) on the house

(E) on the move

1. A:______ the final round of GATT negotiations, it appeared the deal would not be completed by the December 15th deadline. B:And I predict it will be the same situation with the final WTO negotiations. Just before the event takes place , it'll look certain to fail.

2. A:My goodness, when do you eat lunch? You're always going somewhere. B:Well, like you said, I'm continually going from one place to another. Since I'm ______ all the time, I just eat while I'm travelling about.

3. A:Hey everybody, the owner's wife has just had a baby girl. The owner is giving all drinks for the next hour to you for free to celebrate his baby girl！ B:Hey, did you hear him? He said drinks are ______ for the next hour. Let's take him up on that offer. Let's drink！

4. A:I'm unable to decide which I should do: should I marry the man I love and make my life and his happy, or should I sacrifice myself and marry the man my parents have chosen for me and make my family happy? B:You're ______, aren't you? If I were in your shoes , I'd choose my own happiness. In the long run , you'd be glad you did.

5. A:Some countries complained that WTO came too soon after GATT. B:Yeah, it came closely ______ those laborious negotiations.

■ ANSWER:

1. (A)

2. (E)

3. (D)

4. (C)

5. (B)

參考譯文

I. 1. 在離開的前夜，我的幾個好朋友來我家里跟我道別。他們說不再回來了。但是不到一個月的時間，他們回來了，并且決定在家鄉(xiāng)創(chuàng)業(yè)。

2. 巨大的浪潮，有時候被稱做“海嘯”，通常在地震之后來臨，震中在海底或是接近海底的地方。海嘯來臨之前沒有任何預(yù)兆，它可能在幾分鐘之內(nèi)或者24小時后隨著地震波及各個地方。居住在沿岸村莊里的居民非常清楚，在地面搖晃的時候，就該往高處轉(zhuǎn)移了。

3. 因為想在有限的能力范圍內(nèi)，試圖平衡對全球政治難民承擔(dān)的責(zé)任，美國再一次在移民問題上進退兩難。自冷戰(zhàn)結(jié)束之后，大約有45萬難民在美國尋求政治庇護，大部分來自加勒比海國家，包括古巴。

4. 熊貓比薩的最新產(chǎn)品非常火爆！買一份至少含4種餡料的大號辣椒比薩才花12.99美元，還免費贈送可口可樂。趕快行動吧，活動只持續(xù)到今年夏末。

5. 平板電腦適合四處奔波的人。如果你生活忙碌，而且需要及時了解最新發(fā)生的事情，那就買個平板電腦吧！

II. 1. A：關(guān)貿(mào)總協(xié)定談判的最后一輪前夕，這項協(xié)議似乎在最后期限12月15號之前沒法達成。 B：我預(yù)測這將與世貿(mào)組織的最終談判情況一樣。就在前一刻，已能看出談判會無果而終。

2. A：我的天，你什么時候吃午飯？你總是到處跑。 B：嗯，就像你說的，我一直都是一會兒到這里一會兒到那里的。因為我一直到處奔波，我就邊走邊吃。

3. A：大家好，我們老板的太太剛剛生了一個女兒。老板說下一個小時之內(nèi)請所有人免費喝酒，以慶祝他喜得千金！ B：嘿，你聽到了嗎？他說，下一個小時所有的酒水免費。那我們就接受他的請客，讓我們開懷暢飲吧！

4. A：我沒法決定我該怎么選擇：我是嫁給我愛的人，和他過上快樂的生活？還是犧牲我的幸福，嫁給父母給我選的人，讓我的父母開心？ B：你現(xiàn)在進退兩難，是嗎？ 如果我是你，我會選擇自己的幸福。從長遠來看，你會為自己的選擇而開心。

5. A：一些國家抱怨，繼關(guān)貿(mào)總協(xié)定之后，世貿(mào)組織形成得太早了。 B：是，經(jīng)過艱難談判，它馬上就建立了。