LECTURE 157 基本動詞TAKE 6

LECTURE 157 基本動詞TAKE 6

詞組講解

1. take an interest in sth. / take an interest ** （對某事）有興趣

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某事感受到［興趣（interest）］

解 “He keeps to himself , and often I find him crying for no apparent reason. He doesn't like to get up in the mornings, and in school his teachers say he doesn't take an interest in anything. ” If this sounds like your child, he may be suffering from chronic depression. Call us today to find out more about childhood depression. Call 1-800-565-HELP.

2. take care of sb. or sth. ** 照顧；應(yīng)付，處理；逮捕

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人或某事做［照看、照顧（care）］；“逮捕”這個意思是涉及法律方面的委婉語

例 Do you think your daughter would be willing to look after our little boy while Dan and I go to Boston for the weekend? Debby's our best babysitter, and I'd be able to relax knowing that she's taking care of him.

3. take charge / take charge of sb. or sth. ** 負責

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人或某事承擔［責任、義務(wù)（charge）］

例 Harry's one of those guys who has a take-charge personality. Whatever he gets involved in, he wants to be in control of it. While his drive and ambition are admirable, he needs to learn that he can't take charge of everything—that sometimes he has to follow the directions of those already in charge. In short, he has to learn to be a good team player.

4. take exception to sth. / take exception ** 提出異議，反對

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某事持有［異議、其他意見（exception）］

例 Never! I will never agree to let you change the name of this school. Let it be noted on the record that I take exception to your plan. I don't care how much money Mr. Bailey has donated to this school, to rename Roosevelt High after him is an abomination!

5. take five ** 休息一下

解 習語；詞義溯源：獲得［5（five）］（分）

例 Look, we've been trying to figure this out all morning and I think we've run into a brick wall . What do you say we take five, get some coffee and clear our minds? Maybe we'll come back with a fresh perspective.

鞏固練習

(A) take an interest in

(B) take care of

(C) take charge of

(D) take exception to

(E) take five

1. A: Mr. Baer says that the residents of the apartment buildings near the area where the new hotel is planned feel offended and are complaining. B: No matter where we build it, the community is going to ______ having a hotel in their neighborhood. We'll just have to deal with it.

2. A: Okay, we've got a lot of things to do to prepare this gymnasium for the dance. I suggest we divide the tasks among the different classes. B: Sounds good. The sophomore class will ______ covering the floor. A: Good. Sophomores are responsible for accomplishing the floor covering task. Next? Seniors, what will your class do?

3. A: I need some coffee. Let's ______ everybody. B: Great, I need to take a short break too. Where's the bathroom?

4. A: We hardly expected Carson to ______ ballet. He's so rough—you know, the muscular, masculine sports-playing type of boy. B: He really wants to learn more about ballet and participate in it? That is surprising. I guess there's a soft side to him we've never seen before.

5. A: Mr. Kang, when did you become the person in control of the construction site? Was it before or after the accident? B: You mean, when did I become responsible for it? A: Yes, when did you ______ the operations at the site?

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (B)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. “他不善交際，我經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)他沒什么特別的原因也哭。他不喜歡早上起床。在學校，老師說他對任何事情都沒有興趣?！比绻@和您孩子的癥狀相似，他可能患有慢性抑郁癥。今天就致電我們，了解更多關(guān)于兒童抑郁癥的情況。請撥打1-800-565-HELP。

2. 你覺得我和丹這周末去波士頓時，你的女兒愿意照看我們的小兒子嗎？黛比是我們最好的保姆，如果她能照顧，我就能放心了。

3. 哈里具有管理者的個性。無論發(fā)生什么事情，他都想控制住。雖然他的動機和雄心令人敬佩，但是他得清楚他不能負責所有的事情——有時他不得不服從現(xiàn)任負責人的指令。簡言之，他需要學習成為一個好的團隊成員。

4. 不行！我永遠不會同意你改變這個學校的名稱。我現(xiàn)在正式聲明，我反對你的計劃。我不在乎貝利先生給學校捐了多少款，以他的名字命名羅斯福高中讓人覺得惡心！

5. 看，我們一上午都在試著搞明白這件事，我想我們是遇到瓶頸了。你愿不愿意休息一下，喝杯咖啡，讓頭腦清醒一下？可能我們回來的時候就會有一個全新的視角了。

II. 1. A：貝爾先生說，規(guī)劃中的新酒店附近公寓樓的居民認為受到了侵犯，在不斷抱怨。B：無論在哪，社區(qū)都會反對在附近建造酒店。我們要做的就是解決此事。

2. A：好的，要把體育館布置為舞蹈（表演）場地，我們還得做很多事情。我建議給不同的班級分配任務(wù)。B：聽起來不錯。二年級將負責鋪地板。A：好的。二年級將負責完成鋪地板的工作。之后呢？高年級學生，你們班負責什么呢？

3. A：我要喝點咖啡。我們休息一下吧。B：好的，我也需要暫時休息一下。洗手間在哪兒？

4. A：真沒想到卡森還對芭蕾舞感興趣，他那么強壯——你知道，他肌肉發(fā)達，屬于運動型的肌肉男。B：他真的想學芭蕾舞，參加這個班嗎？真令人吃驚。我猜他也有我們從沒見過的柔軟的一面。

5. A：康先生，你什么時候成了建筑工地的負責人？在事故發(fā)生之前還是之后？B：你是說，我什么時候開始負責的？A：是的，你什么時候開始負責建筑工地的運作的？