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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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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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& {1 a0 d6 {, L, m3 N: n0 j |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。$ }; d1 Y$ a P$ P* G7 p* m( w' |5 C( }
( M- Y2 O. A, J! ^see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.1 r; o$ _/ ]3 ~: c6 R
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
8 C% A9 P. f2 X4 I; A. t% e2 m7 M-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?! g* K( j1 o' o7 C3 l# ]
* u% b; k( x; R7 ~# ]: a2 M0 d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.6 V, m- {# ~. d/ f* G3 a
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?# n, b/ I$ M$ ~
5 g/ z+ y2 l2 ]" n0 e4 Z7 y4 e; H再看有上下文情境的情况:* M1 G0 S d& {" l' R: {
7 @" M' B3 C7 S* j: ^. ]3 n6 RA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
1 t7 [1 q4 {, J2 a# s8 l$ `B: "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”。; M6 ~( [: r9 W/ ?6 Y# n( k, M
$ ]$ s( \! I7 q- t m# Jsee to it: make certain.& W5 w3 i0 S) L8 Z1 ~
9 m7 R+ W5 T h/ E7 G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。, w6 l. X$ P, T# J2 L. b. `/ J
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.
) M6 s1 d) t8 B7 e" v-- 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 ..., K4 s, T8 M* @/ J' q- |* S
% V( t8 [8 i# u9 c3 `0 R1 A& e希望对大家有用。 |
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