LECTURE 27 基本动词 GET 6

词组讲解

1. get after sb. ***一再要求，一再催促；责怪

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：［跟在后面（after）］走；参照keep 〔stay〕 after sb.

例 Could you get after Jimmy for not doing his house chores before going out to play with his friends? He listens to you more than me.

2. get along on a shoestring / get along **勉强糊口；生活拮据

解 习语；词义溯源：以［小额资本、零星资金（shoestring）］为生

例 Igot along on a shoestring for eight years while I was saving up money to buy a home. I didn't go anywhere or do anything—no movies, no eating out, no vacations. My budget was very tight then, but now I have my own home.

3. get along 〔on〕 with sb. / get along 〔on〕 ***与某人成为朋友；与某人和睦相处；取得进展

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［与（with）］某人和睦相处

例 Lisa's the kind of girl who can get along with just about anybody. She's so congenial, affable and sincerely courteous. So if she's having a problem with her dormitory roommate, then her roommate must be pretty terrible.

4. get along without sb. or sth. ***没有…凑合着做

解 短语动词；词义溯源：在［无、没有（without）］某人或某物的状态下维持

例 Frank Scrompton, CEO of ParVision Inc. is a living testimony to just how well a person can get along without legs if he has the strength of character to live his life to the fullest.

5. get 〔have〕 ants in one's pants / get antsy *兴奋；焦虑，坐立不安

解 俚语；词义溯源：［裤子（pants）］里面有蚂蚁或变成［焦虑的、坐立不安的、到处痒的（antsy）］状态

例 Hey!Just be patient! Lunch will be ready just as soon as I can make it. Don't get ants in your pants! Now, who wants soup?

巩固练习

(A) get after

(B) get along on a shoestring

(C) get along with

(D) get along without

(E) getting ants in their pants

1. A: It's nice of you to offer to lend me your extra car, but really, I can ______ a car until mine is repaired. I don't want to trouble you. B: No trouble at all. Are you sure you can still function if you don't have a car? I don't think I could survive for more than a day.

2. A: The children are all ______ waiting for the baby chickens to hatch out of their eggs. B: I know what you mean. In my classroom, one little boy got so impatient that he cracked open the shell himself! He was so anxious to see the chick.

3. A: As a manager, you can't be afraid to scold someone when he's not doing his work well. B: I'm not afraid to ______ my workers. It's just that I try other methods of persuasion first—like counseling or something.

4. A: I can barely afford to attend the university. I've got to live on a very small budget. Do you think I can live on just $100 a month? B: It's possible. There are lots of ways to ______. I'll show you all the tricks of living very cheaply in New York.

5. A: If you two can't live and work together in a friendly manner. I'm afraid I'll have to fire both of you. B: Then fire me!Because I'll never be able to ______ that stupid moron!

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (E)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (C)

参考译文

I. 1. 吉米没有做完家务就出去跟朋友玩了，你能不能说说他？他更听你的话。

2. 八年来，我一直节衣缩食，攒钱买房子。我哪儿也不去，什么也不做——不看电影，不出去吃饭，不度假。那时我的预算很吃紧，不过现在我已经有自己的房子了。

3. 莉萨是那种可以跟任何人相处甚欢的女孩。她性格温和，和蔼可亲，而且彬彬有礼。所以，如果她跟室友闹矛盾的话，那她的室友肯定非常差劲。

4. 帕维申有限公司的首席执行官弗兰克·斯科罗普顿形象地证明了，一个没有双腿的人如果拥有强有力的品格，也能过出极丰富的人生。

5. 嘿！耐心点！午餐很快就好！别坐立不安的！现在谁想喝汤？

II. 1. A：你愿意把不用的车借给我，真是太好了。但是，在我的车修好之前，我也可以不用车。我不想麻烦你。B：一点都不麻烦。你确定没有车你还可以正常生活吗？要是我的话多一天也没法过。

2. A：孩子们都焦急地等着小鸡从鸡蛋里被孵化出来。B：我知道。在我们班，有个小男孩沉不住气，自己把蛋壳给打破了！他太渴望看到小鸡了。

3. A：作为一名经理，当员工表现不好的时候，你不能害怕责备他们。B：我不是害怕责备我的员工，只是我想先用其他说服的方法——比如劝告什么的。

4. A：我没什么钱上大学。我只能靠一点点钱生活。你认为我一个月只花100美元可以生活吗? B：可以的。有许多靠一小笔钱谋生的方法。我可以教你所有在纽约节俭生活的方法。

5. A：如果你们两个不能一起好好生活、工作，恐怕我得把你们两个都开除。B：那就把我开除了吧！因为我绝对不可能跟那个愚蠢的傻瓜好好相处。