LECTURE 130 基本動(dòng)詞 PUT 1

LECTURE 130 基本動(dòng)詞 PUT 1

詞組講解

1. put an end 〔stop〕 to sth. ** 結(jié)束，終止

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使處于［停止、暫停、終止（stop）］的狀態(tài)

例 Tired of receiving “junk mail” over your fax machine? Are advertisers wasting your fax paper, jamming your fax lines and just getting under your skin with their endless fax advertisements? Put an end to unwanted fax messages with FAX ARREST, an easily attached device that allows only those with your secret code to access your fax machine. ONLY $89!

2. put all one's eggs in one basket ** 孤注一擲；寄希望于一件事（或一個(gè)人）身上

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：字面含義是“把所有的雞蛋放在一個(gè)籃子里（如果出意外的話，就會(huì)有全部被打碎的危險(xiǎn)）”；通常帶有負(fù)面意義

例 Learning a second skill is one way to ensure you don't put all your eggs in one basket. Trent Community & Vocational College's technician courses are designed to give you that extra skill without taking a lot out of your valuable free time—or your wallet. Call Trent today and find out how easy it is to get that secure feeling of being certified in a second technical skill.

3. put ideas into one's head ** 使某人抱有奢望；使某人想入非非

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人［頭腦（head）］里出現(xiàn)［想法（ideas）］；本詞組隱含 “如果沒有受到影響的話就不會(huì)有那種想法”的意思

例 Don't tell me that the violence in television shows and movies these days doesn't put ideas into a criminal's head. I've had it up to here with that lie! Cases study proves that they most definitely do.

4. put in a good word for sb. / put in a good word ** 為某人說好話，為某人說情

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：為了某人說［好話（good word）］

例 Horton's defense attorney called in several of his high school teachers to put in a good word for the young man, in hopes that the judge would at least go easy on him. The most effective witness was Father O'Reilly, a highly respected Catholic priest who the judge himself looked up to as a kid.

5. put in an appearance ** （出于責(zé)任、禮貌而短暫地）出現(xiàn)，露面

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使處于［露面（appearance）］的狀態(tài)；參照make an appearance

例 It's that time of year again—time to put in an appearance at church!That's right, Christmas in next week. We look forward to seeing all of you “holy-days-only” churchgoers. Christmas service is at 9:30 and 11:30. Make an appearance at either!

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) put an end to

(B) putting all your eggs in one basket

(C) put the idea into her head

(D) put in a good word for

(E) put in an appearance

1. A: Are you going to attend Mr. Chen's farewell dinner at the Hyatt? B: I'll attend for a short while only because I feel it's my duty to go. A: Yeah, same here. I'll ______ too. I don't like Mr. Chen actually.

2. A: Good luck on your job hunting, Thomas. Let me know if you need somebody to say some good things in your support of when you're applying for jobs. B: Thanks professor. I'd be honored to have you ______ me.

3. A: Come on, Sean. That's a basic tenet of investment portfolio management: never put all your hopes into one thing or you'll lose everything if it fails. B: Okay, under normal circumstances ______ is dangerous. But this is not a normal situation—I'm 100% sure that Chicago Steel stock is going to increase in value 30% this year.

4. A: When we were kids, we used to dive off the bridge into the river. It was great fun until one boy drowned. Then the city passed a law that stopped the activity permanently. B: It's too bad they ______ it. I'd like to dive there like you did, Grandpa.

5. A: Mary never would have started using drugs if it weren't for that damned boyfriend of hers. He made her think of bad things that she never would have thought of her own. B: I'm afraid the judge isn't going to care who ______.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (A)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 您是不是厭倦了總是在傳真機(jī)上收到“垃圾郵件”？是不是覺得廣告商們在浪費(fèi)傳真紙、占用傳真線路，覺得他們那些無休無止的傳真廣告讓人生氣？使用“傳真衛(wèi)士”徹底終止那些垃圾傳真信息。這款安裝方便的設(shè)備要求有密碼才能訪問您的傳真機(jī)。僅需89美元！

2. 再學(xué)習(xí)一門技能，這樣您就不用僅僅寄希望于一件事上。特倫特社區(qū)&職業(yè)學(xué)院的技師課程能讓您學(xué)到另一門技能，又不會(huì)占用您寶貴的自由時(shí)間——也不用花很多錢。馬上撥打特倫特咨詢電話，了解如何輕松穩(wěn)獲第二門技能。

3. 別說現(xiàn)在的電視和電影里面的暴力場景不會(huì)讓罪犯產(chǎn)生不良想法。我已經(jīng)受夠了那種謊言！案例研究已經(jīng)證明罪犯絕對會(huì)受影響。

4. 霍頓的辯護(hù)律師請來他的幾位高中老師來為這位年輕人說好話，希望法官至少能對他仁慈一點(diǎn)。最有說服力的證人是奧賴?yán)窀?。他是一位德高望重的天主教神父，就連法官本人也是從小便非常崇拜他。

5. 又到了一年的這個(gè)時(shí)候——該到教堂來出席活動(dòng)了！是啊，下周就要過圣誕節(jié)了。我們都期待著能見到你們這些“僅在神圣的日子”才去教堂的人。圣誕禮拜在9：30和11：30。歡迎在任意一個(gè)時(shí)段出席！

II. 1. A：你要去凱悅酒店參加為陳先生舉行的送別會(huì)嗎？B：我會(huì)去待一會(huì)兒，只是覺得這是我的責(zé)任。A：是啊，我也是。我也會(huì)出席，但實(shí)際上我并不喜歡陳先生。

2. A：托馬斯，祝你找工作一切順利。找工作的時(shí)候，如果需要有人幫你說幾句話，一定要告訴我。B：謝謝您，教授。很榮幸您能幫我說好話。

3. A：得了吧，肖恩。這是投資組合管理的基本原則：不要把你的希望只放在一件事情上，否則如果它失敗了，你會(huì)失去一切的。B：是的，在正常情況下，只把希望寄托在一件事上是很危險(xiǎn)。但現(xiàn)在情況特殊——我百分之百確定，今年芝加哥鋼鐵的股票價(jià)值將增長30%。

4. A：小時(shí)候，我們經(jīng)常從這座橋上跳到河里去。這非常有趣，但是后來有一個(gè)男孩被淹死了，然后市里通過了一項(xiàng)法律，永久地禁止了這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。B：他們把這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)終止了，真是可惜。爺爺，我真想像您那樣在那里跳水。

5. A：如果不是因?yàn)楝旣惸莻€(gè)該死的男朋友，她永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)吸毒。他讓她想一些她自己永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)想到的壞事情。B：恐怕法官不會(huì)關(guān)心是誰讓她產(chǎn)生了這些想法。