LECTURE 144 基本动词 RUN 3

LECTURE 144 基本动词 RUN 3

词组讲解

1. run off at the mouth *** 夸夸其谈，信口开河

解 短语动词；词义溯源：从嘴里［脱离（off）］跑掉

例 Leroy! Come over here! What's this I hear about you running off at the mouth about a big shipment of guns coming from South America? You want me to cut your goddamn tongue out? You keep your big mouth shut or I'll cut your damn head off. Do I make myself clear? Now get the hell out of here.

2. run off with sb. or sth. *** 偷走，绑架；与某人一起私奔

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［带着（with）］某人或某物［远远地（off）］跑掉或与某人［一起（with）］［远远地（off）］跑掉（逃掉）

例 It was just after 3:00 AM when I got the word that somebody had broken into the Smighsonian Space Museum and run off with the landing craft from the Apollo Eleven mission to the moon. My first thought was “this is exactly the kind of case I need to make a name for myself as a private detective. ”

3. run out of sth. / run out *** 用尽，耗尽；跑出去

解 短语动词；词义溯源：因［不足、用完、没有（out of）］某物而跑或［向外（out）］ 跑

例 He asked to stay over at my apartment for “just one night. ” Well it's been a week now. He's supposed to be looking for his own place, but he just sits around watching TV and eating everything I have. And when I've run out of something, he asks me to buy more! Damn, give him an inch and he takes a mile !

4. run over sb. or sth. *** （车辆）撞倒或碾过

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［越过（over）］某人或某物跑

例 Johnson started it. He took his truck and ran over Fender's flower bed. So Fender, to show he could give as good as he got , jumped into his car and rammed into Johnson's lawn furniture. Then the two neighbors jumped out of their vehicles and started pushing and shoving each other.

5. run riot 〔wild〕 ** 放肆，撒野；（植物等）随意生长

解 习语；词义溯源：成为［大吵大闹、混乱（riot）或放纵的（wild）］状态

例 When we opened the factory door in the morning we found a mess. Someone had forgotten to turn off the automatic robotic supplies mover. Without anybody there to command it what to do, the machine ran wild all night long moving boxes at random all over the factory floor.

巩固练习

(A) runs off at the mouth

(B) run off with

(C) run out of

(D) run over

(E) running wild

1. A: You've been accused of stealing a valuable piece of art from the office of your employer. How do you plead? B: Not guilty, Your Honor. I didn't ______ anything from anybody.

2. A: We can't make kim bop because we've ______ seaweed. B: There's no more seaweed left? We've used it all? A: Well, I don't see any in the storage closet. Can we buy some near here?

3. A: Horses aren't naturally a part of the great plains of North America. The Spanish brought them to the New World. Some of them escaped and began ______ in the plains, which are quite suitable for them. B: Are you telling me that hundreds of thousands of horses that live free, without any control came from just those few horses that escaped?

4. A: Where was the victim standing when the truck knocked her down and rolled over her body? And did the driver try to avoid hitting her? B: She was standing on the yellow dividing line near the crossing. And yes, the driver tried very hard not to ______ her, but couldn't avoid it.

5. A: Sir, you've got to move my desk away from Ms. Garland's. I can't get any work done—she talks and talks and talks. She never stops talking. B: Let me have a word with her first, okay? You're not the only one to complain that she ______. I'll talk with her, okay?

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (D)

5. (A)

参考译文

I. 1. 勒罗伊！过来！我听到你在那信口开河地说从南美洲运来了一大船枪械，这是怎么回事？你是想让我把你那该死的舌头割掉吗？你最好给我闭紧嘴巴，否则我就拧下你的脑袋。听明白了吗？马上给我滚出去。

2. 凌晨三点刚过，我听说有人非法闯入史密森尼太空博物馆，把“阿波罗11号”执行登月任务使用的登陆舱偷走了。我当时的第一个念头是：“我需要的就是这样的案子，它肯定能让我这个私家侦探出名。”

3. 他当时只要求在我的公寓“过一夜”。现在已经过了一周了，他应该出去找房子，但是他只是坐在那里看电视，吃我的东西。每次我的东西用完了之后，他就让我再去买！真可恶，真是得寸进尺！

4. 约翰逊先开着卡车，碾过芬德的花圃。接着，芬德也不甘示弱，他钻进汽车，撞向约翰逊的户外家具。然后这两个邻居跳出车子，开始推搡对方。

5. 早上我们打开工厂大门的时候，发现里面一团糟。有人忘了关掉自动机械搬运机，由于没有人给它设定指令，这台机器一晚上都失去了控制，把工厂地板上的箱子到处乱搬。

II. 1. A：你的老板指控你从办公室偷走了一件价值不菲的艺术品。你如何解释？B：我没有罪，法官大人。我没有从任何人那里偷过任何东西。

2. A：我们没法做紫菜包饭了，因为紫菜已经用完了。B：没有紫菜了吗？全都用完了？A：是的，储物柜里没有了。去附近买一些好吗？

3. A：马原来并不生活在北美洲的大平原上，是西班牙人把它们带到了那里。其中一些马逃了出来，开始在平原上自由繁衍，因为那里的环境非常适合它们。B：你是说成百上千匹无拘无束、自由生活的马都是逃掉的那几匹马的后代？

4. A：受害人被卡车撞倒碾过时站在哪里？司机有没有试图避免撞到她？B：她当时站在十字路口附近的黄色分界线上。是的，司机努力地避免碾过她，但是已经避不开了。

5. A：先生，你得把我的桌子搬到远离加兰女士的地方。我没法工作——她老说话，一直不停地说。B：我先跟她谈谈，好吗？并不是只有你一个人抱怨她爱夸夸其谈。我会跟她谈的，好吗？