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【LA原创】从see to it谈英语习语学习方法! E+ m2 f% u/ h9 d
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4 W4 d9 W7 v# M: r8 M8 l# I0 n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。" s, {# w, Y2 K3 A) ]
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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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5 t' |# J. m' H# O0 g- L2 {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。7 H( o3 ^- `3 m9 ?" S! B
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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。
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) H W; ~7 W, }1 Xsee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.- ?" K% ]/ ?; P+ L: h+ [
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
% D# E$ Y% B% k# O: [0 J-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?! M, e4 Q6 o* m
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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。
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7 B8 ~) ?: V Z8 Xsee to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
& U. W$ W" n9 _1 E) u( h8 f-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?; U. \1 { `& r0 Y8 X9 Y
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
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+ G) v& K; @; Q( c- I) x2 J1 r: Y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”。' v* Z2 k7 x6 _$ D7 f
7 v) i: x P0 N# zsee to it: make certain.* u1 T; F" A8 n Z9 B, \5 A
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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。9 x- ~ Z' b- c1 f2 Z
5 d5 d, y! ~ ?8 e9 ]" a" e( N-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.6 k. \9 I4 E2 U* S
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.# r3 q2 a1 D/ k8 @
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...
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