LECTURE 180 基本動詞WORK 3

LECTURE 180 基本動詞WORK 3

詞組講解

1. work sb. or sth. up / work up sb. or sth. *** 增加，加強；鉆研，徹底研究；逐步發(fā)展；激起，使激動

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：讓某人或某物向［上（up）］工作

例 Minister Han never fails to work up religious furor among his audience. Once I even saw him preaching to a group of skeptical non-believers in a prison. By the time he was finished, he had the inmates yelling “Amen, Amen!” and over half of them had pledged to join his church.

2. work sb. over / work over sb. *** 毆打；徹底檢查；徹底改變

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：［反復(fù)地（over）］讓某人工作

例 Goetz reported he was accosted outside City Hall by four black men who demanded he change his stance on the West Hill development project. Goetz said they got physical with him after he told them he refused to be bullied, but was willing to sit down with them and hear their concerns. After working him over, the four left the scene in a waiting limousine.

3. work sth. into sth. *** 使某物穿插進(jìn)入某物

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物加入某物［中（into）］制作成別的東西

例 Simply putting the sunblock lotion on your skin is not good enough. You have to work it into with your fingers so that it sinks deep into your pores and doesn't wash off as you perspire in the heat of the sun.

4. work sth. out / work out sth. *** 解決（問題）；做出，設(shè)計出；制訂出；理解，弄明白；消耗完；使精疲力竭

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：某事［完全地、徹底地（out）］被解決

例 That country's insistence on $2 billion in cash as compensation for having to dismantle its unfinished nuclear power plants seemed certain to bring the negotiations to a halt . But in a meeting Galluci called “a make-or-break negotiation” last Wednesday, the two sides were able to work the problem out and the talks now seem to be back on track.

5. work through channels ** 按照程序進(jìn)行

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［穿過（through）］［通道（channel）］緩慢而艱難地前進(jìn)；用于描述試圖一步一步獲得成功或者超越其他人獲取某一成果的情況

例 Iknow you hate bureaucracy. You're accustomed to doing your own thing , but here you've got to learn to go through channels to get things done. Work through channels and you'll make everybody happy. Okay? And if you have any problems getting what you want, call on me for help.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) work...up

(B) worked...over

(C) work...into

(D) worked out

(E) work through...channels

1. A: Heck is in Hospital. B: What?!What happened? A: His sister told me a couple of guys ______ him ______ last night outside the beer pub we usually go to. She didn't say why they attacked him, but that he's suffering from a broken noses, bruises and internal bleeding.

2. A: How was the Rolling Stones concert? Was Mick Jaggar still as good as ever? B: It took him a few songs to build up his energy, but by the end of the first hour he was the same as when he was young. A: Yeah!I can remember the days when he didn't need an hour to ______ himself ______. That was back in the 1960s when he first got popular.

3. A: Your request to purchase a new printer was rejected because you didn't follow the proper procedures and contact the people who have the authority to handle such requests. You went directly to the purchasing officer. That's not good. Submit the request again, but this time ______ proper ______. B: Yeah, okay. But the system for achieving approval takes too damn long!

4. A: The clay is originally a light brown color. We change the color by gradually mixing and rubbing natural ink into it. B: How long does it take to ______ the ink ______ it? Do you wear rubber gloves?

5. A: You and Chris are still arguing? B: No, we're okay now. We ______ our differences and everything's okay. A: Great. I'm glad to hear you found a way to settle your problems.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (A)

3. (E)

4. (C)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 韓牧師從來沒有在激發(fā)聽眾的宗教狂熱方面失敗過。有一次，我甚至看到他在一所監(jiān)獄中向一群沒有宗教信仰、持有懷疑態(tài)度的人布道。結(jié)束時，他讓囚犯們大叫“阿門，阿門！”而且有超過一半的人祈求加入他的教會。

2. 格茨的報告稱，四個黑人把他騙到市政廳外面，要求他改變對西山開發(fā)項目的觀點。格茨說，當(dāng)他告訴他們自己不怕恐嚇，但愿意和他們坐下來談?wù)剷r，他們對他動手動腳。打了他之后，這四人乘坐正在等待他們的豪車逃離了現(xiàn)場。

3. 只是簡單地把防曬霜涂在皮膚上還不行，得用手指把它搓勻，這樣它才能滲入毛孔，在陽光的照射下出汗時，不會被沖掉。

4. 該國堅決索要20億美元的現(xiàn)金作為補償，才會拆除未完工的核電廠，這似乎讓談判陷入了僵局。但是上周三召開的、加盧奇稱之為“成敗在此一舉的談判”上，雙方解決了這一問題，現(xiàn)在，談判似乎已經(jīng)回到了正軌。

5. 我知道你討厭官僚主義。你習(xí)慣于做自己的事，但是現(xiàn)在，你必須學(xué)會按部就班地做事。按照程序辦事，讓每個人都高興，好嗎？如果你在獲取資源方面有問題，就找我?guī)兔Α?

II. 1. A：赫克現(xiàn)在在醫(yī)院。B：什么？！怎么了？A：他的妹妹告訴我，昨天晚上在我們常去的酒吧外面，有幾個人動手打了他。她沒有說那些人為什么襲擊他，但是他的鼻子被打得流血了，身上有淤青，內(nèi)臟也出血了。

2. A：滾石樂隊的音樂會怎么樣？米克·賈加爾還和以前一樣棒嗎？B：前幾首歌他在尋找狀態(tài)，但在第一個小時的最后，他就和年輕的時候一樣了。A：是的！我還記得以前他用不了一小時就能讓自己興奮起來。那是20世紀(jì)60年代，他剛剛成名。

3. A：因為你沒有遵照合理的程序，沒有聯(lián)系有權(quán)處理該類請求的負(fù)責(zé)人，所以你購買新打印機的請求被拒絕了。你直接去找采購員了，這樣不好。再次提交請求吧，但是這次要按規(guī)矩辦事。B：好的，但是要獲得批準(zhǔn)的這個流程需要的時間太長了！

4. A：黏土原本是淡棕色。我們通過不斷地往里面混入自然墨水，改變黏土的顏色。B：需要多長時間才能使它和墨水融合？你們戴橡膠手套了嗎？

5. A：你和克里斯還在吵架嗎？B：沒有，我們現(xiàn)在好了。我們解決了分歧，現(xiàn)在一切都好了。A：很好，聽說你們找到了解決問題的辦法，我很開心。