LECTURE 16 基本动词 COME 8

词组讲解

1. come to one's senses **觉醒；恢复意识，苏醒

解 习语；词义溯源：变成［有意识、有知觉（senses）］的状态

例 Isuggest you take a few days to come to your senses before you buy the Grandeur you want so much. You've got a bad case of“consumer fever!” You can't afford it, but you want it anyway. Does that make sense?

2. come to terms with sb. or sth. / come to terms **达成协议，妥协；（勉强）接受

解 习语；词义溯源：达成［协议（terms）］

例 This generation of British seems to have come to terms with the fact that England is no longer the great world power it once was. With this realization, they are, for better or worse, not tied to the past the same way their parents' generation was.

3. come to the fore **（问题等）涌现；脱颖而出

解 习语；词义溯源：变成［在前面的（to the fore）］的状态

例 Gang activities among children of the wealthy came to the fore when police arrested over a dozen members of an AAA gang who had been terrorizing local high school students. Every TV news program and major newspaper featured special reports on the shameful but interesting problem.

4. come 〔get〕 to the point **谈到要点；直截了当地说

解 习语；词义溯源：变成［切题（to the point）］的状态

例 We haven't got all night, Bob. Do you think you could come to the point so we can all get out of here before it's late?

5. come to think of it **想起来了；的确；再三考虑

解 习语；词义溯源：开始［想到（think of）］；用于描述突然想起某事或认识到其重要性；参照when （now） I come to think of it

例 Yesterday I told you I had never made an overseas long distance call from the office, but come to think of it, I have. I think it was to Singapore. But it was long time ago, so I didn't remember it at first.

巩固练习

(A) Come to your senses

(B) come to terms with

(C) comes to the fore

(D) come to the point

(E) Come to think of it

1. A: Tom, I know I asked you before, but let me ask you again: Have you seen my compact disk player? B: ______, yes. It's in my car. A: You just now remembered it was in your car? I don't think so. I think you knew all along it was there. Go get it!

2. A: You're going to marry this girl after only knowing her for two weeks? Are you out of your mind? ______, son. B: You're saying I need to think clearly and logically about this, but I have already, Dad. It's the most logical thing I've ever decided.

3. A: Chuck's mother has never ______ the fact that her son is a drug dealer. She keeps insisting he's an innocent boy and that the police lied about him. B: Chuck's her only son, so it's understandable that she has a time accepting reality. She'd rather die than face the truth.

4. A: What has made the trade imbalance issue gain prominence all of a sudden? Why has it become so noticeable? B: It ______ because the United States is no longer preoccupied with wars in that area.

5. A: Excuse me, but could you please ______? I've got another appointment to attend. B: Oh, sorry. What I want to say is...

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (A)

3. (B)

4. (C)

5. (D)

参考译文

I. 1. 我建议你在购买你一直想要的现代君爵之前，先花几天时间清醒一下。你现在的情形就是糟糕的“购物狂”！你买不起，但还想要。这有意义吗？

2. 这一代英国人似乎已经接受了这个事实，即英国已经不再是从前的超级世界强国了。意识到这一点之后，他们无论如何都不再像父辈一样纠缠于历史。

3. 警察逮捕了十几名“三A帮”的团伙之后，富裕家庭青少年的帮派行为问题开始凸显。该帮派一直恐吓当地高中生。所有电视新闻节目和各大报纸都对这一引人关注的罪恶问题进行了特别报告。

4. 我们没有一晚上的时间，鲍勃。你能不能直截了当地说，这样我们从这儿走时不会太晚。

5. 昨天我告诉过你，我从来没有从办公室打过国际长途电话，但是我突然想起来我打过，应该是打往新加坡的。但那是很久以前的事了，所以我一开始没想起来。

II. 1. A：汤姆，我知道我以前问过你，但是我再问你一遍：你有没有见过我的光盘播放器？B：我想起来了，见过，在我车里。A：你刚刚想起来它在你车里？我可不这么认为。我想你一直都知道它在那里。去给我拿来！

2. A：你刚刚跟那个女孩认识了两周就要跟她结婚？你疯了吗？清醒一下吧，儿子。B：您要我更清晰地、更有逻辑地考虑这件事。但我已经想过了，爸爸。这是我作出的最符合逻辑的决定。

3. A：查克的妈妈不接受她儿子是毒贩的事实。她坚持认为他是一个无辜的孩子，认为警察在他的事情上撒了谎。B：她只有查克这么一个儿子，所以她难以接受这一现实是可以理解的。她宁死也不愿意面对这个现实。

4. A：是什么使贸易不平衡问题突然凸显？这个问题为什么变得如此显著？B：问题之所以如此显著，是因为美国已经不再专注于那一地区的战争了。

5. A：抱歉，你能直接说重点吗？我还有一个约会。B：哦，对不起。我想说的是……