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【LA原创】从see to it谈英语习语学习方法
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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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9 q- K$ H5 L' v" W! ~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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3 k7 b4 z) v4 ?' F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。, z, j8 {1 K- E% g. ~4 J
. m+ u D: V7 L9 m, S. G. ]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。 W% s* y9 v% x9 ~9 K+ l# M: R
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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.
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' f7 k, ]' ~1 `9 G# i9 g. @-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
. g3 o8 h% c% h' l-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?1 J. w9 o7 v( c' v I. Q
% l9 X+ x6 }6 J" U' l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。5 A& m& p( D. y& R b+ g
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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8 L/ k, q. F( }8 |1 C-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
/ a4 |0 U Q$ v-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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" ~1 r- [ @ m9 e# gA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
" D, a. c# Y$ v/ ?8 tB: "I'll see to it."
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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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see to it: make certain.; W5 X" V) Z4 R: B7 F8 l0 K
4 B" x+ p+ n# {& F, e9 z! \3 v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。3 j2 Y- d9 o1 T: s5 d' H
8 K( s2 z. S5 W* Y8 s8 O( t-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.- V/ ^' P8 O' f5 C" Z3 Y5 c
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.- O7 W( L) F1 T! ?- X5 M2 {
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