LECTURE 46 基本动词 GET 25

词组讲解

1. get 〔have〕 a 〔the〕 day off **休假

解 习语；词义溯源：得到一天的［休息、休假（off）］；参照take the day off

例 Hey, the first time I get a day off, why don't we go to Mount Heng with our families? It's my favorite mountain, but I haven't been there since I was a university student. I'm too busy these days!

2. get 〔catch〕 the devil / get 〔catch〕 hell **受到严斥

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：遭受（得到）［难过的事情（the devil, hell）］

例 I'm going to get hell from my wife if I don't get home soon, so we'd better get out of here. How about meeting here again tomorrow night to finish our billiards game?

3. get 〔have〕 the feel of sth. **学会，熟悉（某种感觉）

解 习语；词义溯源：得到（知道）对某事物的［触感、感觉（feel）］

例 The keyboard on this new laptop is quite compact. It'll take you a few days to get the feel of it, but once you do, you'll find it's actually more convenient and requires less effort.

4. get the floor **有发言权

解 习语；词义溯源：获得［发言权（the floor）］

例 Sir, if I could get the floor for five minutes, I could explain the reasoning behind this House Resolution. I am a member of the subcommittee which wrote it.

5. get the glad hand **受到（由衷的或虚伪的）热烈欢迎

解 〈口〉 习语；词义溯源：受到［热情洋溢的欢迎、带有虚假动机的热情欢迎（the glad hand）］；give sb. the glad hand表示“由衷或虚情假意地款待”

例 I'm always uncomfortable in that restaurant. The atmosphere's good and the food is great, but the service—it's just...I know they have to be friendly, but I don't like their way of being friendly because it feels like I'm getting the glad hand. It makes me uncomfortable.

巩固练习

(A) get a day off

(B) get the devil

(C) got the feel of

(D) get the floor

(E) getting the glad hand

1. A: You've had this motorcycle only two days. Are you sure you're already familiar with it enough to take it on that dangerous mountain road? B: Sure!No problem!I took it out yesterday and ______ it. I tested it, so I know everything about how to handle it and how it performs. I'm ready—let's go!

2. A: Forget it. They'll never give you permission to speak to the audience. B: I'll bet I can ______ if I appeal to the chairman. He'll let me address the delegation because he agrees with me.

3. A: It's okay to be friendly, but they shouldn't come here acting like they've been my friend for years—it's too familiar and downright offensive! B: Calm down, Grand-father. The nurses in this hospital just want you to feel welcomed. You think you're ______, but...A: If they want me to feel welcomed, tell them to stop with their insincere friendliness. They don't know me!How can they be my friend? I want...

4. A: Tell them that any employee who works over 12 hours in a day will ______ with full pay and benefits. B: When will they get the day free from work, sir? That same week?

5. A: There's no doubt about it—we're going to get a severe scolding from Mr. Jiang when he finds out about the damaged supplies. Who's going to break the news to him? B: Not me!If somebody has to ______, it should be Lee—if he hadn't set the supplies there, they wouldn't have been damaged.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (B)

参考译文

I. 1. 嘿，这是我第一次休假，我们跟家人一起去衡山怎么样？那是我最喜欢的一座山，但是自从上大学以后我就再也没去过了。最近太忙了！

2. 我再不快点回家就得挨老婆骂了。所以，我们得走了。咱们明晚再接着来这儿打台球怎么样？

3. 这台新款笔记本电脑的键盘非常小巧。你得花几天时间来习惯它，一旦你习惯了，你会发现它其实更方便，用起来也更省力。

4. 众议院院长先生，如果能给我五分钟时间发言的话，我可以解释众议院这项决议的根据。我是起草该决议的小组委员会成员。

5. 在那家餐馆吃饭的时候我总感觉不舒服。那里环境好，食物也不错，至于服务嘛，就是……我理解他们必须表现得友好，但是我不喜欢他们那种方式，因为那让我感觉这种欢迎很做作，感觉很不舒服。

II. 1. A：这辆摩托车你才骑了两天。你确定你已经够熟悉它，可以骑着它走那段危险的山路了吗？B：当然了！没问题！我昨天骑着它出去了，也熟悉了。我测试过了，所以我完全知道怎么操作，也了解了它的性能。我准备好了——我们走吧！

2. A：别想了。他们不可能让你在观众面前发言的。B：我敢打赌，如果我去求主席的话，我肯定能得到发言机会。他会让我向代表团发言的，因为他同意我的观点。

3. A：友好归友好，但是他们也不能表现得好像跟我深交多年似的吧——这太随便了，让人反感！B：冷静点，爷爷。医院的护士只是想让您感觉自己很受欢迎。您觉得您受到了无诚意的欢迎，但是…… A：如果想让我感觉受欢迎的话，叫她们别再继续这种言不由衷的友好了。她们又不认识我！怎么可能是我的朋友？我想……

4. A：告诉他们，任何每天工作超过12小时的员工都可以获得带全薪和福利的假期。B：他们什么时候可以休假呢，先生？同一周内吗？

5. A：毫无疑问，要是江先生发现了那些损坏的物资，肯定会严厉斥责我们。谁去告诉他这个消息？B：我可不去！如果该有人挨骂，那应该是李——要不是他把物资放在那里，也就不会损坏了。