LECTURE 168 基本動詞TAKE 17

LECTURE 168 基本動詞TAKE 17

詞組講解

1. take sth. up with sb. / take up sth. with sb. *** （向…）提出（問題等要求處理或答復(fù)），提請…考慮

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：與某人［一起（with）］將某事拿［出（up）］

例 Iwas afraid that I couldn't decide this matter, therefore, I took it up at once with Tress, and was informed that he had received no complaint.

2. take sth. upon oneself / take sth. on oneself ** 承擔(dān)

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將某事抬到自己身［上（on）］

解 “I looked around but I couldn't find anyone who worked on the boat,” Tyrone detailed the situation when he first noticed the fishing vessel slipping away from its mooring at Wharton Harbor. “So I took it upon myself to jump on the boat, find the control tower and steer it back into its place at the dock. ”

3. take sth. with a grain of salt / take sth. with a pinch of salt ** 對…抱著懷疑態(tài)度，將信將疑

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將別人的話看做［帶有（with）］［少量的鹽（a grain of salt）或一粒鹽（a pinch of salt）］；即持懷疑態(tài)度

例 Advertisements for diet programs that claim miraculous results need to be taken with a grain of salt. By law, the advertisers can not lie about their products' effectiveness, but that doesn't keep them from distorting the truth. If the claim is too good to believe, it probably isn't believable.

4. take steps to prevent sth. / take steps ** 采取措施

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：為了預(yù)防某事而采?。鄞胧⑴e措（steps）］

例 The Sioux City Police hope that by taking steps to foster a better relationship between their officers and members of the gangs, they can build up the youths' trust and rein in the gang violence that has gripped the city since the riots last summer. “Confrontation has accomplished nothing. It's time we held out the olive branch ,” said Chief Warren.

5. take stock of sth. / take stock ** 對…估價；對（資源或潛力）作出判斷

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：對某物做［評價（stock）］

例 Until the heavy storms lift, rescuers flying over in helicopters will not be able to take stock of the situation on the ground. It is known some people survived the crash, but until they can get closer the rescuers won't be able to get a handle on their situation.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) take...up with

(B) take...upon himself

(C) take...with a grain of salt

(D) take steps

(E) taking stock of

1. A: It's best to ______ his mountain climbing adventure stories ______. B: Why should I doubt he's telling the truth? A: He has reputation for not telling the truth when he tells stories about his mountain climbing experiences, so we all listen to what he has to say with skepticism, doubting it's completely true.

2. A: How about my pay raise? Have you discussed it with Mr. Baer yet? B: Oh yes, I forgot. I'll be seeing him tomorrow—I'll ______ it ______ him then.

3. A: We need to take a few days off and think about our lives, our careers, our children and our future. Let's consider all aspects of our lives so that we can better understand who we are and where we're going. B: I don't think ______ our lives is going to help our marriage any. Our differences are too deep, too basic.

4. A: Tom just decided to cut down the tree without asking for anyone's permission or approval. The city fined him $500 for it. B: He's a bold young man, isn't he? Presumptuous too, eh? Well maybe this $500 fine will teach him he can't ______ everything ______.

5. A: The mandate of this committee is to suggest things the state government can do to achieve its goal of educating the public on AIDS. Let's not go astray by talking about unrelated health care issues. B: Unrelated? I beg to differ. If the government wants to ______ to educate people on AIDS, the first thing they need to do is educate the health care providers.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (A)

3. (E)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 我擔(dān)心自己無法決定這件事情，于是立即將此事提交給特雷斯考慮，但是后來獲悉他根本未曾收到投訴。

2. “我四處查看，但是沒發(fā)現(xiàn)船上有人干活，”蒂龍詳細地描述了他一開始注意到的漁船在沃頓港的泊頭上滑走時的情形，“所以我自作主張?zhí)洗?，找到控制塔臺，把它開回了碼頭?！?

3. 不能完全相信那些聲稱有神奇效果的減肥計劃的廣告。按照法律，廣告商不能對產(chǎn)品的有效性說謊，但是這并沒有阻止他們歪曲事實。如果他們說得太好了，就有可能完全不可信。

4. 蘇城的警方希望通過采取措施，在警察和團伙成員之間建立良好的關(guān)系，他們想增強他們在年輕人中的信任程度，控制自去年夏天暴亂發(fā)生以來籠罩這個城市的團伙暴力?！皩共荒芙鉀Q任何事情。是我們拋出橄欖枝的時候了，”局長沃倫說。

5. 在暴風(fēng)雨停歇前，直升機里的救援人員無法估量地面上的情況。據(jù)說有些人從空難中活了下來，但是在靠近空難現(xiàn)場之前，救援人員無法掌握他們的情況。

II. 1. A：最好不要完全相信他那些登山冒險的故事。B：我為什么要懷疑他沒有講真話？A：他因講登山冒險故事時撒謊而出名，所以我們都抱著懷疑的態(tài)度聽他說話，懷疑他所說的不完全是事實。

2. A：我加薪的事怎么樣了？你和貝爾先生討論過了嗎？B：哦，對了，我忘了，我明天去見他——到時候我就跟他提。

3. A：我們需要休息幾天，思考一下我們的生活、工作、孩子和未來。我們思考一下生活的方方面面吧，這樣我們才能更好地知道我們的現(xiàn)狀和我們的未來。B：我認為盤點我們的生活對挽救我們的婚姻沒有任何幫助。我們的分歧太深、太牢固了。

4. A：湯姆決定不經(jīng)過任何人的批準或許可，砍掉這棵樹。市政府因此罰了他500美元。B：他是個大膽的年輕人，是吧？也太冒昧了，是不是？嗯，這500美元也許能教會他不能凡事自作主張。

5. A：這個委員會的使命就是向州政府建議做些事情，實現(xiàn)向公眾普及防治艾滋病教育的目標。我們別打岔，別去討論與醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生不相關(guān)的問題。B：不相關(guān)的問題？沒有吧。如果政府想要采取措施，向公眾普及防治艾滋病的教育，他們首先要做的就是對醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生服務(wù)提供者進行培訓(xùn)。