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. q- b, `" s$ J9 v7 _有坛友在发帖询问see to it的意思,并说,分开看每个字都认识,但合起来就不知所云。这里我想和大家分享一点个人经验,仅供参考。
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学习方法因人而异。有人很擅长记忆信息碎片,而我更擅长逻辑思维。我认为,如果能在信息碎片之间挖掘出某些内在联系,不但能减轻记忆负担,更重要的是,能让人举一反三、事半功倍。
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( W0 R: P- b0 n. p对于习语来说,往往都是从某个意思很具体的说法引申而来。这个在中文里也是一样,比如“卡脖子”和“挖墙脚”应该分别是从斗殴和破坏建筑的行为抽象而来。
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% N" A* m# x/ n* z要理解see to it,不妨先从具体的说法see sb to sth开始。它意思是“将某人护送到某个地方”,非常容易理解。/ O3 J8 F/ m& A8 }! i6 L+ i
1 Q6 T( T3 P# k9 c( i; usee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure." I: Y. P9 W% {4 N' B% j- X/ M! |# ?
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.1 i; i* I9 o) h w1 N
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?" b' ]. F/ p- y! o& `5 B4 x$ y
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在这基础上的一种简化变异,就是干脆把see的宾语与to的宾语二选一,并将see to作为一个短语动词看待,后面接一个宾语完事,同时意义发生了第一步抽象,成为“照顾、伺候、处理”。这种抽象应该是很自然而然的。6 ?$ Z5 h3 k, i
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.; k- K- a% Z' I
3 N! I) i1 @; R# [-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.5 q/ z3 Q8 P* R$ \
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?7 y! Z: K9 O1 ]: K" p C' R
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, H* i% T. `+ c) m7 l [) r; F6 nA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."9 t: E# v3 Z0 [- W
B: "I'll see to it."$ x4 M' m/ S D- M- y0 l" x
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这就是第二次抽象:将see to的宾语置换成一个泛指代词it,意思自然成为了“确保此事”。
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0 d, w5 J2 i' m3 F5 Xsee to it: make certain.
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如果没有上下文,则要么将it还原成organizing the store room before our next shipment arrives;要么在it之后加一个that引导的同位语从句,明确说明。
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.+ i$ ^/ i: ?/ s% |6 y, ~( n% d
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.
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see to it that ... : make certain that .../ i% E6 U/ e: H; |- R& _- x7 {
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