LECTURE 198 基本介詞 ON 5

LECTURE 198 基本介詞 ON 5

詞組講解

1. on the spur of the moment ** 沖動(dòng)之下；突然

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在［刺激的瞬間（spur of the moment）］

例 Fire investigators say they received a letter from a person claiming to be a 15-year old boy who was involved in the burning of the abandoned church on old Route 22. In the letter the writer says that he and two other teens were drinking beer and whiskey inside when they decided on the spur of the moment to torch the century-old structure “to get a kick out of it .”

2. on the strength of sth. ** 基于；憑借

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：憑借某物的［力量（strength）］

例 On the strength of the letter, Chief Boland has called off the investigation of a 52-year old suspect. “We had the handwriting in the letter analyzed and it does seem to be that of a young man's, and the letter contains details only the arsonist could know,” a fire department memo read.

3. on the tip of one's tongue ** 話到嘴邊沒(méi)想起來(lái)，差點(diǎn)就想起來(lái)了

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在［某人的舌尖（tip of one's tongue）］上

例 So anyway, to make a long story short, I stood there for about ten minutes with my bank account secret number on the tip of my tongue and then finally gave up and headed home.

4. on the wagon ** 戒酒

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在［四輪車(chē)（wagon）］上

例 Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization that helps alcoholics get on the wagon and stay on it. We have group meetings every Thursday at the YMCA from 7:30 to 8:30 where you can meet people who are in the same shoes as you are. Ready to quit? Call AA at 532-0984.

5. on the whole ** 大體上，總體而言

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：關(guān)于［全部、所有（whole）］

例 Conditions in prisons on the whole have improved dramatically over the past 30 years. Prisoners now have access to entertainment facilities, gymnasiums, libraries and educational classes—none of which existed in the 1980's. Prisons have become correctional facilities instead of punishment centers.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) on the spur of the moment

(B) on the strength of

(C) on the tip of my tongue

(D) on the wagon

(E) on the whole

1. A:I think the stock market is going to rise sharply ______ the good economic figures the government released yesterday. B:I agree with you, John. In all probability, the market will be encouraged to go higher by the data. It's going to be a great day.

2. A:Excuse me, do you have, uh...um... Oh, I know the name of it but I can't bring it out of my memory. I can almost remember, but... Oh！This is frustrating. It's ______. B:Well until you can remember what it is you want, I can't help you, can I?

3. A:Nice car, Chuck. I didn't know you were planning to buy a car. B:I didn't plan to buy it. I just bought it ______. A:You bought it without thinking about it first? You just suddenly decided to buy a $30, 000 car? Are you in the money or something?

4. A:My work schedule is really bad—midnight to 8:00 AM, and the shop is a bit far from my home. B:But when you consider everything about this place, it's a pretty decent place to work. What do you think? A:Yeah, overall it's okay. Like you said, ______ it's decent.

5. A:Her husband's an alcoholic. B:Not anymore. He gave up drinking alcohol two years ago when their baby was born. He doesn't drink alcoholic drinks anymore since. A:Oh really? I didn't know he was ______. Good. That's good.

■ ANSWER:

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (A)

4. (E)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 火災(zāi)調(diào)查人員稱(chēng)，他們收到一封信，寫(xiě)信者聲稱(chēng)自己是個(gè)15歲的男孩，曾參與放火燒毀了22號(hào)老街道上廢棄的教堂。信上說(shuō)，他當(dāng)時(shí)和另外兩個(gè)少年正在教堂里喝啤酒和威士忌，為了“找樂(lè)子”，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)就決定燒了這座百年建筑。

2. 基于這封信，博蘭警長(zhǎng)已經(jīng)取消了對(duì)那個(gè)52歲的嫌疑犯的調(diào)查。消防部門(mén)備忘錄上寫(xiě)道：“我們仔細(xì)分析了這封信的筆跡，這封信確實(shí)應(yīng)該是一個(gè)年輕人寫(xiě)的，而且信里描述的一些細(xì)節(jié)只有縱火犯才可能知道?！?

3. 總之，長(zhǎng)話短說(shuō)，我在那里站了大概有10分鐘，賬戶(hù)密碼在嘴邊就是想不起來(lái)，最后我放棄了，轉(zhuǎn)身回家。

4. 匿名戒酒協(xié)會(huì)是一個(gè)專(zhuān)門(mén)幫助酗酒者戒酒并且讓他們以后不再喝的組織。我們每周四早上7:30到8:30在基督教青年協(xié)會(huì)有聚會(huì)，在那里你會(huì)遇到很多跟你情況一樣的人。準(zhǔn)備戒酒嗎？請(qǐng)致電匿名戒酒協(xié)會(huì)，電話：532-0984。

5. 總體而言，監(jiān)獄的條件在過(guò)去30年已經(jīng)有了很大的改善。監(jiān)獄現(xiàn)在有娛樂(lè)設(shè)施、體育館、圖書(shū)館和一些有教育意義的課程，這些在上個(gè)世紀(jì)80年代都沒(méi)有。監(jiān)獄已經(jīng)從之前的懲罰中心變成了現(xiàn)在的改造機(jī)構(gòu)。

II. 1. A：基于昨天政府公布的經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)良好的數(shù)據(jù)，我估計(jì)股票市場(chǎng)會(huì)飆升。 B：約翰，我同意你的說(shuō)法。很有可能，股市會(huì)因這組數(shù)據(jù)的刺激變得更強(qiáng)勁。那將會(huì)是不錯(cuò)的一天。

2. A：打擾一下，你們有……那個(gè)……哦，我知道它叫什么，但是就是想不起來(lái)了。我?guī)缀跤浧饋?lái)了，但是……真是煩人，就在嘴邊但是想不起來(lái)了。 B：那么在你記起來(lái)你想要什么之前，我也幫不了你，對(duì)吧？

3. A：查克，這輛車(chē)不錯(cuò)。我都不知道你計(jì)劃買(mǎi)車(chē)。 B：我并沒(méi)有計(jì)劃買(mǎi)車(chē)。我只是一時(shí)沖動(dòng)就買(mǎi)了。 A：你買(mǎi)車(chē)之前都沒(méi)先想想?。磕憔屯蝗粵Q定買(mǎi)一輛價(jià)值3萬(wàn)美元的車(chē)？你是太有錢(qián)了還是怎么了？

4. A：我的上班時(shí)間不太理想——從午夜到第二天早上8點(diǎn)，而且商店離我家還有點(diǎn)遠(yuǎn)。 B：但是綜合考慮一下，這還是一個(gè)體面的工作場(chǎng)所。你覺(jué)得呢？ A：嗯，總的來(lái)說(shuō)還不錯(cuò)。就像你說(shuō)的，總體而言，這是個(gè)體面的地方。

5. A：她丈夫是個(gè)酒鬼。 B：現(xiàn)在不是了，兩年前他們的寶寶出生的時(shí)候，他就戒酒了。從那時(shí)開(kāi)始他不再喝含酒精的飲料。 A：哦？是嗎？我不知道他戒酒了。好。那很好。