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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 B. c( i" L8 m$ f; v2 r. v
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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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! C( |6 E# o$ v* K+ v& o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。! P. E$ G% j9 ~6 }
% S/ p) J5 H3 D5 b, t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。+ `5 ~ R) y- h9 h% m8 X
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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。) Y/ P; X% g' z6 p& g0 d
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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.5 M- u& S3 t9 k3 W: l( a6 d! j2 C
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.8 D! {4 I% }# N/ f; P' g: q
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?2 ~7 z+ x' j2 ~% b& a5 b- e
" [! M! q) k. t. `/ O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.$ i5 T% T, a, `7 n/ _4 [
& Q q R( c# O1 Y2 K) I-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
3 h V- `: W5 @! w9 o-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?: _ ~! S: x A; p* q3 h
1 O/ }* {# y+ f& s& c1 X: m再看有上下文情境的情况:
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" c- a" n9 u0 W1 u3 y" w5 BA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."4 U n5 s; d- y+ T# c. P
B: "I'll see to it."3 U& K; j2 N. Y8 L
4 Q$ k/ s T9 D3 d+ t2 r3 s6 C1 o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”。; w2 ? N6 h. c
- a) O, r7 f1 Z n# Csee to it: make certain.+ b3 p% S; f- y' {& }) E5 Z
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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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( d9 F) s/ E2 d4 x8 _1 s-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.6 @& o# }+ G" I, b/ P3 h/ u( i, H
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again." S2 Q2 f1 g( Y! h z0 F0 K
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...( J5 u7 `# L ?! d, g* z% Q
- B( d5 @0 D% F$ ]希望对大家有用。5 }% a: B1 H( y/ v$ R' T3 X
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