LECTURE 161 基本動詞TAKE 10

LECTURE 161 基本動詞TAKE 10

詞組講解

1. take office ** 就職，上任

解 習語；詞義溯源：獲得［官職、公職（office）］

例 Congressional critics are calling it “pre-school” and “kindergarten. ” It's the new training program for its first-term members. Before taking office, freshman representatives will be schooled for two months on the basic workings of Congress and how to survive in the nation's capital.

2. take one at one's word ** 相信某人說的話

解 習語；詞義溯源：以為某人所說的［字面意思（at one's word）］是正確的

例 You have to be careful about joking or using idiomatic language when talking with Harry. Her English isn't so good so she sometimes takes you at your word when you're only joking. The other day I said “l(fā)et's take five ” while we were walking through the apple orchard. Of course I meant take a five-minute break, but she thought I meant take five of the apples!

3. take one's leave of sb. / take one's leave / take leave of sb. ** 向某人告別

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人做［告別、作別（leave）］

例 Wow! It's two in the morning already. Sorry guys, but it's time I take my leave. If I don't get home soon, my wife will have a fit . Shall we get together next Tuesday night for another game of poker?

4. take one's medicine ** 得到應得的懲罰

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：吃苦［藥（medicine）］；因為藥是苦的象征

例 Contestants who fail any of the 16 challenges this year at Global Sports Center's annual Challenge Fair will be sent to “The Mud Hole,” a three-foot deep pit full of sticky, slimy mud. “Anyone who takes shot at a challenge and fails it has to take their medicine this year,” explains Mr. Ron Highland, owner of Global. “Nobody gets away with failure this year!”

5. take one's own life ** 自殺

解 習語；詞義溯源：拿走［自己的（own）］［生命（life）］

例 Dr. Kevon was arrested for the third time today for helping yet another elderly, disabled patient take her own life. Kevon assisted Mrs. Wilma White, 73, by supplying her with a lethal dose of sleeping pills.

鞏固練習

(A) take office

(B) take...at his word

(C) took my leave of

(D) take my medicine

(E) took his own life

1. A: Then after about ten minutes Jimmy's father got frustrated with the television's bad picture and said, “We ought to throw this damn thing out the window. ” Jimmy ______ him ______ and...B: ...and tossed it out?! Oh shit! Didn't he know his father was only joking?! A: I think he did, but he just felt like doing it, so he accepted the literal meaning of his father's words even though it wasn't what he meant. And now they have no TV!

2. A: At what time did you depart Ms. Livingston's apartment? B: I believe I ______ her at about 10:30 PM, right after dinner.

3. A: How did your elder brother die? Was he involved in an accident? B: Well, sort of. He, uh...It's a little embarrassing. He committed suicide. A: He ______? Wow, I'm sorry. I didn't know that.

4. A: Hurray! We have a new President! B: Not exactly yet though. Sanchez has been elected, but he won't start to serve in his elected role until January 15th. A: I know he won't ______ until January. Still, we have a new President!

5. A: Tommy, you've got to learn to accept the suffering or punishment that you deserve when you do something bad. B: I know I have to ______, Dad. So go ahead—hit me.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 國會評論者們把它稱為“學前教育”和“幼兒園教育”，這是對新進國會代表進行的新的培訓課程。在就職前，新代表將接受為期兩個月的培訓，學習有關國會日常工作以及如何在首都生活的課程。

2. 在和哈麗交談時，開玩笑或說慣用語要特別注意。她的英語不太好，所以有時候她會把你的玩笑話當真。有一天我們走過蘋果園時，我說“讓我們休息一下吧”，當然，我是說我們休息五分鐘，但是她認為我是要摘五個蘋果！

3. 哇！已經(jīng)凌晨2點了。對不起，各位，我該走了。如果我不趕緊回家，我妻子就會大發(fā)脾氣。我們下周二晚上再一起玩撲克可以嗎？

4. 在環(huán)球體育中心舉行的年度挑戰(zhàn)賽上，任何一位沒有通過16項挑戰(zhàn)中一項的參賽選手將被送入“泥坑”，也就是一個3英尺深的裝滿黏泥的坑?！敖衲?，任何在挑戰(zhàn)項目中進行嘗試，但是失敗的選手都將受到懲罰，”環(huán)球的老板羅恩·海蘭先生解釋道，“今年沒有人能逃避懲罰！”

5. 今天，凱文醫(yī)生因幫助另一位老年殘疾人自殺而第三次被捕。凱文向73歲的威爾瑪·懷特女士提供了致命劑量的安眠藥，幫助她自殺。

II. 1. A：大約十分鐘后，吉米的父親因電視畫面不清晰而感到沮喪，說：“我們應該把這個該死的東西扔到窗戶外面去?！奔装阉脑挳斦媪?，而且……B：……而且扔出去了？！哦，笨蛋！他不知道他父親只是在開玩笑嗎？！A：我想他知道，但他只是想這么做，雖然他父親不是那個意思，但是他還是按照父親說的字面意思做了?，F(xiàn)在他們沒有電視了！

2. A：你什么時候離開利文斯頓女士的公寓的？B：剛吃過晚餐，大約10點半的樣子離開的。

3. A：你哥哥怎么死的？出什么事故了嗎？B：嗯，差不多。他，呃……這有點尷尬。他是自殺的。A：他自殺了？啊，對不起。我不知道。

4. A：太好了！我們有新總統(tǒng)了！B：還不算新總統(tǒng)呢。桑切斯當選了，但是要到1月15日才會就任。A：我知道他要到1月才會就任。但是，我們有新總統(tǒng)了！

5. A：湯米，你得學著在做錯事時，接受應該面臨的痛苦或懲罰。B：我知道我必須受到懲罰，爸爸。所以來吧——揍我吧。