LECTURE 70 基本动词 GO 6

LECTURE 70 基本动词 GO 6

词组讲解

1. go haywire ** 发疯；出现故障，变得混乱

解 习语；词义溯源：成为［混乱的、疯狂的（haywire）］状态

例 Right in the middle of the first performance, the audio system went haywire and all sound was cut. For an instance the singers kept moving their lips and then quickly left the stage. That was the first time I ever realized the singers weren't actually singing but were only lip synching to a recording.

2. go hog wild ** 弄得喧闹嘈杂；行为粗俗；无法无天

解 习语；词义溯源：成为［非常兴奋的、喧闹的（hog wild）］状态

例 Bring pizza here and these kids go hog wild! I'm afraid they'd tear up this room trying to get to it first. If you want to have a pizza party, you'd better keep it outside where they can't do any damage.

3. go in one ear and out the other ** 一只耳朵进，一只耳朵出；听完就忘

解 习语；词义溯源：从一只耳朵进去，从另一只耳朵出

例 Teenagers today are no different than teenagers were in the times of Socrates. The great philosopher thought that with the teens of his time, every word of wisdom goes in one ear and out the other. He expressed his worry for the future in the hands of such hard-headed, disrespectful young men.

4. go into a nose dive / take a nose dive ** （盈利）骤减，（健康）恶化，（价格）暴跌；精神沮丧

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：往［骤降、价格暴跌（nose dive）］里面去

例 Henry went into a nose dive after his wife died in an accident and he didn't get over it until two years later.

5. go into a tailspin ** 旋转着骤降；无方向感，失落

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：往［旋尾降落、意志消沉（tailspin）］里面去

例 Highway 92 was the scene of a 23-car accident early this morning. A delivery van in the southbound lane hit a patch of ice on the road, went into a tailspin and hit a sedan next to it, setting off a chain reaction of collisions. Surprisingly, nobody was injured.

巩固练习

(A) going haywire

(B) going hog wild

(C) go in one ear and out the other

(D) went into a nose dive

(E) went into a tailspin

1. A: This is a perfect example of a well-planned speaking practice activity ______ because the teacher didn't explain the instructions to the students clearly enough. B: So if the teacher had explained the instruction better, the activity would not have gotten disordered, confused and out of control?

2. A: Don't bother talking with Bill. He'll disregard whatever you say. Your advice will ______. B: I'm obliged to try even if he does forget what I say as soon as I say it.

3. A: The patient's condition was stable and then without warning it ______. We tried stabilizing her, but she died within minutes. B: Have you determined what made her condition deteriorate so rapidly?

4. A: Hello? Police station? Yes, I want to report a group of teenagers ______ in the park across from my house. I don't mind kids having fun, but they're getting carried away . B: Yes, Ma'am. I understand there's a group of teenagers and their behavior is wild and unrestrained. Which park is that, ma'am?

5. A: After she left me for another man, my life ______. B: You lost all sense of direction in your life just because a girl left you? There are plenty of women in the world. You shouldn't let just one of them make you lose control over your life.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (C)

3. (D)

4. (B)

5. (E)

参考译文

I. 1. 第一个节目表演到一半时，音响系统出了故障，所有声音都被切断了。那一刻，歌手们的嘴巴依然在动，接着他们迅速离开了舞台。那是我第一次知道歌手并不是真的在唱，只是跟着录音动动嘴唇而已。

2. 把比萨饼端到这里来的话，孩子们会胡来的！我担心他们为了先吃到比萨饼，真会把房子给拆了。如果你想举办比萨饼派对，最好在外面办，这样他们就不会造成任何损坏了。

3. 现在的青少年与苏格拉底时代的年轻人没什么区别。这位伟大的哲学家认为，对于他那个年代的青少年来说，听至理名言就是左耳朵进右耳朵出。这表达了他对这些顽固无礼的年轻人手中的未来的担忧。

4. 亨利自从妻子死于一起事故后就变得精神沮丧，直到两年后才恢复。

5. 今天清晨，92号公路上发生了一起23辆汽车连环相撞的交通事故。往南行驶的一辆厢式货车撞上了路上的一块冰，失去了控制，然后撞上了它旁边的一辆轿车，导致了一系列的连环相撞。令人吃惊的是，竟然没有人受伤。

II. 1. A：老师没有清楚地向学生解释她的指示，导致一次精心设计的口语练习陷入混乱，这就是个很好的例子。B：那么，如果老师更好地说明了那些指示，活动就不会变得无序、混乱而又失控了吗？

2. A：不必费心去跟比尔谈了。不论你说什么，他都不会理会。对于你的建议，他会左耳朵进右耳朵出。B：即使我说完他就忘了，我也必须试一下。

3. A：病人的情况已经稳定了，之后又突然毫无征兆地变坏了。我们试图让她稳定下来，但是几分钟后她还是死了。B：你们有没有查明是什么让她的情况恶化得如此迅速？

4. A：喂？警察局吗？没错，我要报案。一群青少年正在我家对面的公园胡来。我并不介意孩子们找点乐子，但是他们失去理智了。B：好的，夫人。我知道了，有一群年轻人，他们的行为很疯狂、很放纵。是哪个公园，夫人？

5. A：她离开我投向别人的怀抱后，我的生活便失去了方向。B：就因为一个女孩离开了你，你的生活就失去了方向？世界上的女人多的是。你不能因为任何一个而失去对生活的掌控。