LECTURE 160 基本动词TAKE 9

LECTURE 160 基本动词TAKE 9

词组讲解

1. take no stock in sth. / not take stock in sth. ** 不相信

解 习语；词义溯源：对某事不做［评价、信任、信赖（stock）］

例 If the university issued a statement saying they fully supported Dr. Kowk's findings, it would certainly give credence to his theory. Without such a statement, I'm afraid the scientific community is not going to take much stock in it. It's too fantastic and he lacks the background to make it believable.

2. take note of sth. / take note ** 留意

解 习语；词义溯源：对某事采取［关注、注意（note）］的态度

解 ...And over here, ladies and gentlemen, are our giant pandas which were given to the Washington Zoo by the Chinese government. Take note of how the one female in the corner over there is walking a little awkwardly. She's pregnant and we expect baby pandas in the next few days.

3. take notice of sth. / take notice ** 意识到，注意到

解 习语；词义溯源：对某事采取［认识、注意（notice）］的态度

例 When you first set up the software, it's a good idea to always take notice of the status bar which is displayed at the bottom of your monitor's screen. If you've set the software up properly, the status bar should read “okay” in the left corner, and “Page 1” in the right corner.

4. take off one's hat to sb. / take off one's hat / take one's hat off to sb. ** 表达敬意，向…致敬

解 习语；词义溯源：拿［掉（off）］帽子行礼

例 Though he's been my main competitor for the past twenty years, I've got to give the devil his due and compliment Walter Scott on the way he's expanded his hardware business. I'm a man who gives credit where credit is due , so I take my hat off to Mr. Scott and Scott Hardware Inc.

5. take offense at sb. or sth. / take offense ** 因…而生气，愤怒

解 习语；词义溯源：对某人或某事感受到［愤怒、生气、气愤（offense）］

例 You should know that if you go ahead with your plan of issuing a statement supporting Martha Wharton's campaign for governor, you'll be running the risk of losing the biggest donor our foundation has. The NAACP is likely to take offense at such an endorsement and cut off their funding.

巩固练习

(A) take no stock in

(B) take note of

(C) take notice of

(D) take our hats off to

(E) take offense

1. A: Who can deny that Grace Carrison has done a great job in organizing this summer festival? Let's all ______ Mrs. Carrison! B: Thank you, Mr. Schneider, but I think maybe you'd better wait to praise what I've done until the festival is over.

2. A: Mr. Ortiz, when you entered the building did the guard at the front door behave in a way that showed he was aware of your presence? B: Uh, could you say that again, sir? I don't understand your question. A: Did the guard ______ you entering? B: No, sir. He was asleep.

3. A: Be careful not to say anything that might cause them to feel resentment. We don't want to make them feel upset or insulted in any way. B: Right. With their government falling apart they're probably quick to ______ these days. I'll be extra careful.

4. A: I'm sorry, but I just didn't think it was important or significant enough to be worth remembering, so I didn't bother to write it down. B: You didn't ______ the man's name?! A man hits your car and you think his name is not significant?!

5. A: Tom has a history of telling fantastic lies. So I'd ______ his story about his grandfather's oil wells in Texas if I were you. B: Oh, I don't regard his story as trustworthy. I'm just pretending to so as not to make him feel bad. I know he's lying, but I listen just to entertain him.

■ ANSWER

1. (D)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (B)

5. (A)

参考译文

I. 1. 如果这所大学发表声明，表明他们完全支持夸克博士的调查发现，肯定可以使人们相信他的理论。如果没有这份声明，恐怕科学界不会相信。他的调查发现太不可思议了，他没有背景，无法让人相信他的发现。

2. ……女士们，先生们，这边是中国政府送给华盛顿动物园的大熊猫。留意一下那边角落里那只雌性大熊猫走路时略显笨拙的样子。它怀孕了，几天后我们就能看到熊猫宝宝了。

3. 当你首次安装软件时，最好留意显示器屏幕下方的状态栏。如果你已经正确安装了软件，状态栏的左下角会显示“已完成”，右下角会显示“第一页”。

4. 虽然在过去20年中，沃尔特·斯科特一直是我的主要竞争对手，但是我给了他应有的赞赏，称赞他在拓展硬件业务中的努力。我是一个该表扬别人时就表扬的人，因此我向斯科特先生和斯特科硬件公司致敬。

5. 你应该知道，如果你继续你的计划，要发表声明支持玛莎·沃顿竞选州长的话，你将要冒失去我们基金会最大赞助者的风险。全国有色人种协进会很有可能对这一支持不满，并中断他们的资金支持。

II. 1. A：谁能否认格雷斯·卡里森在组织这次夏季节庆时的卓越表现？让我们向卡里森夫人致敬！B：谢谢您，施奈德先生，但是我觉得您还是在这个活动结束后再表扬我吧。

2. A：奥尔蒂斯先生，您进入大楼的时候，前门的保安有没有表现出他已经注意到您的出现了？B：呃，先生，您能再说一遍吗？我没明白您的问题。A：保安注意到您进来了吗？B：没有，先生。他睡着了。

3. A：小心不要说任何可能让他们觉得厌恶的话。我们不想让他们觉得不高兴或受到了侮辱。B：好的。他们的政府垮台了，他们最近可能非常容易生气。我会格外小心的。

4. A：对不起，但是我觉得它没有重要到需要被记住，所以我没有把它写下来。B：你没有注意看那个人的名字？！一个人撞了你的车，你觉得他的名字不够重要？！

5. A：汤姆经常撒下弥天大谎。所以，如果我是你，我不会相信他爷爷在得克萨斯州有油井的故事。B：哦，我没觉得他的故事可信。我只是假装相信，不让他觉得不舒服。我知道他在说谎，但是我听他讲只是想让他高兴高兴。