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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 1 A: R7 M% ~$ ~- O0 p. J7 R
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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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# D+ f/ X0 b$ v3 P4 n' n; T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。' H+ p- a+ `/ [2 l2 s# U9 N
$ |4 q0 N# I- @, ?% P$ C# d% S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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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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6 e5 J5 j" Y. G6 h- i/ g- }0 @see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.7 |) m) `4 x8 w! Z; w
( }7 T: G- Q9 |$ j. t; J: t9 x-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
# f- A; x0 u: b9 ?* A-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?
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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。+ ~6 _$ ?; f- Q! _+ |* W1 N) {
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.* Y: e, l P+ I% s! b2 T
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-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready. f5 @/ M) N* c5 y) X
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?; y+ p1 h" E) M/ E
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再看有上下文情境的情况:4 P3 C# y* B8 G! s
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."1 e+ W" `& J. E* [) O& U5 |, x9 A
B: "I'll see to it."( m! X4 n9 S9 z# ], |* C6 ?. }) [
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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”。9 x* d6 R# F- f. J
( P# N; s V' o2 `+ O! v8 Ksee 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。& T) J; b' S) l. }% S0 F) _
; R/ _9 h/ p7 I% U6 k8 V: J-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.2 m9 r0 _* Q# T* W
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.' U$ [6 _3 K9 i* x, C
2 E6 ^$ Z3 G4 n6 l. R0 ssee to it that ... : make certain that ...) ?/ U5 n# n1 D; B$ E
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