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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。8 D4 s4 @8 u3 |- E
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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。/ U' y& J* E' Q* B7 m
6 d6 S+ c9 a6 D% N% c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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8 T5 m5 o) d) P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.% n! R9 r6 t2 ^* V# ?; q8 C
) Z6 D, [4 U7 K7 }& v9 d' V. g. {( ]-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.- Y9 A# h7 N' Z. a" b% j
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?0 O. S: b% x( [5 {: |4 E* L
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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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see 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.$ r4 @' v/ s- p( J1 o. m9 i0 d
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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4 R9 P% v$ N/ c6 g& i$ D3 Q再看有上下文情境的情况:
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
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9 g% [0 [4 o7 `0 {% \, f6 i i; p. M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( l9 l" I- y8 a' u0 r6 x/ J& o
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see 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.
3 D( D1 }; q, _* F ?-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.
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2 v8 J: U" c4 f0 l6 O希望对大家有用。, K% n: {, ^5 P: o* M4 m9 ~
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