LECTURE 159 基本动词TAKE 8

LECTURE 159 基本动词TAKE 8

词组讲解

1. take it or leave it ** 要么接受，要么放弃；不容讨价还价

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：照原样接受或者［放任（leave）］不管

例 Look, here's the way it's going to be: You can stay in my house so long as you keep your room neat and don't keep late hours . I know you like to go to bars until early in the morning, but if you want to stay here, you'll be in by midnight every night. That's it—take it or leave it. It makes no difference to me.

2. take it slow ** 缓慢地移动；慢慢来

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：［慢慢地（slow）］做

例 Kids these days start dating one week and then going to bed with each other the next week. When we were high school students, we had to take it slow. Sleeping together was not something to make light of . It was very serious and meant you were going to marry each other.

3. take kindly to sb. or sth. ** 欣然接受；自然而然地爱上

解 习语；词义溯源：［友善而亲切地（kindly）］对待某人或某事

例 It goes without saying that the shop owner didn't take kindly to our little protest outside his store. He called the police right away, but they told him there was nothing they could do, as we had a right to protest there.

4. take leave of one's senses ** 失去理智，精神失常

解 习语；词义溯源：做［脱离（leave）］了［正常状态（senses）］的事

例 Temporary insanity was Mr. Zimmerman's plea. His lawyer plans to show that Zimmerman temporarily took leave of his senses before pushing his office colleague out of the 14th-floor window.

5. take liberties with sb. or sth. / make free with sb. or sth. ** 任意歪曲，随意对待

解 习语；词义溯源：对某人或某事采取［随心所欲、放任自流（liberties）］的态度

例 Do you have problems with unexplained long-distance phone calls showing up on your office's telephone bill? Are your employees taking liberties with your telephones? Put a stop to it today with Phone Arrest computerized switchboard software. With Phone Arrest, only authorized long-distance calls make it through your computerized switchboard.

巩固练习

(A) take it or leave it

(B) take it slow

(C) take kindly to

(D) taken leave of my senses

(E) taking liberties with

1. A: I think I've already offered as much discount as I can, but Claxton Paper is still asking for more. How can I let them know that this is my final offer and that I am not willing to change it any further? B: Just tell them to ______. Either they accept it or refuse it.

2. A: A dog? You want to keep a dog in the dormitory? I don't think Mr. Smithson is going to ______ that idea. A fish maybe, but not a dog! B: I didn't say I was going to tell Mr. Smithson. Of course he wouldn't be receptive to the idea. It'll be our secret, so keep it to yourself , okay?

3. A: Have you gone crazy? You've started acting very irrational, Charles. B: Have I? You think I've ______, do you? Well I've got news for you: I'm fully aware of what I'm doing. It may seem sudden unreasonable behavior to you, but someday you'll see I'm right.

4. A: You still don't get it, do you? You still don't understand why my father got upset with you, do you? Mark!He got upset because you behaved boldly and impolitely towards him as if you were his friend, and you did and took things without asking his permission first. You were too familiar with him when you don't know him that well. B: I didn't mean to be ______ him. I was just trying to make myself at home . I thought it would make him feel more comfortable with me.

5. A: We'd better progress cautiously and carefully. We don't know what the result of this experiment is going to be. B: Yeah, you're right. We'd better ______.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (C)

3. (D)

4. (E)

5. (B)

参考译文

I. 1. 看，应该是这样的：只要你保持室内整洁，不晚睡晚起，你就可以住在我这里。我知道，你喜欢在酒吧待到凌晨，但是如果你想住在这里，你就必须在午夜前回来。就这样——你要么接受，要么放弃，这对我来说无所谓。

2. 现在的孩子这周刚开始约会，下周就住在一起了。我们读中学的时候，必须慢慢来。住在一起可不是能轻视的事。这事非常严肃，而且意味着要结婚的。

3. 毫无疑问，商店老板不能接受我们在商店外面举行小规模的抗议。他立即报了警，但是警察告诉他，他们也无可奈何，因为我们有权在那里抗议。

4. 短暂性发疯是齐默尔曼先生的借口。他的律师想以此证明，齐默尔曼先生把他的办公室同事从14楼的窗户推出去之前暂时精神失常了。

5. 您的办公室电话账单上有莫名其妙的长途电话吗？您的员工随意使用公司电话吗？有了电脑连接总机的电话捕捉软件，您就可以制止他们。有了电话捕捉软件，只有有权限的长途电话才能通过连接电脑的总机拨打出去。

II. 1. A：我觉得我已经给了最大的折扣，但是克拉克斯顿纸品公司还是要求更大的折扣。我怎么才能让他们知道，这是我的最终报价，我不愿意再做出任何改变了呢？B：就告诉他们不能再讨价还价了。他们要么接受，要么拒绝。

2. A：狗？你想在宿舍里养狗？我想史密森先生不会接受这个想法。养鱼他可能会同意，但养狗可不行！B：我没说要告诉史密森先生。他当然不会同意。这是我们的秘密，所以你要保守秘密，可以吗？

3. A：你疯了吗？你的行为非常荒谬，查尔斯。B：我疯了？你觉得我疯了，是吗？嗯，我有个消息要告诉你：我很清楚我在做什么。这对你来说可能有些突然，不合理，但是总有一天你会发现我是对的。

4. A：你还不明白，是吗？你还是不知道我父亲为什么生你的气，是吗？马克！他生气是因为你太冒失，对他没有礼貌，好像你是他的朋友。你在做事情和拿走他的东西之前都没有先征得他的同意。你还没有完全了解他，就表现得和他太熟悉了。B：我不是想表现得对他很放肆，我只是想让自己感觉自在一些。我原以为这样会让他觉得和我在一起很舒服。

5. A：我们最好谨慎小心地进行试验，因为我们不知道它的结果将会怎么样。B：嗯，你说得对。我们最好慢慢来。