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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑
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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。7 r& Y6 C! H# g3 |; x' H! ~2 M
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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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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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\4 `4 T: j% y, T5 N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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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.: M) S# S3 U& x5 q, t# c! k
' ~0 b% h* H+ e! ^-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.9 F( c+ F& I: }
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?6 Q- Q) a/ h, `0 K
( L" Q$ G0 x$ A* R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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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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* M* g( h( B. M' c# `8 n% }3 Z-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.2 e& m% F8 n% O4 T' k4 ?1 H
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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再看有上下文情境的情况:, S+ o+ L J% r! H3 d8 q3 |. ?0 C
% `; E1 Q/ E! V. I. D% B; gA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
5 q3 R% u i9 z5 o3 \6 qB: "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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2 k% t {( T2 Q" n, B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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$ K& J0 G P; p4 m& @5 I- `/ d-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.; |7 A+ E; B" r0 ~/ j3 E" h
-- 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 ...
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希望对大家有用。
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