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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:23 编辑 % h! s6 v4 K* t: R2 l7 A2 O
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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。& d: ~! Z9 l1 V3 u. H
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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。. W6 N. t3 E, D4 x8 {5 Q
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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。5 `% d2 R& p$ k2 w
5 P0 R, A! L7 x- `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.5 c" [* u2 N" H+ d |/ a
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
# u1 E! K: z. `1 ]1 j- y-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?
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7 O2 S# @/ Q8 W/ u) d4 @1 v3 n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。0 m' ]6 @# }9 y4 J
- ^, ]% ?% J6 k- h7 _" u# nsee to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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6 \8 ?+ m7 P/ w P-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.& V% F% M* O/ B, y+ o) N( M( C
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?' z" N) S( ]5 M
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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."
' I5 A: o2 ~' e5 DB: "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”。4 L% w2 Q+ ?/ |& c% [
: I+ Y; e; }4 A; O) M; psee to it: make certain.
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$ k+ [) h* s4 K6 x- y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.; {# S/ k% Q3 R+ J1 a+ N3 o3 T
-- 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 ...& Y% Q* S9 Q0 M, E! @( n
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希望对大家有用。 |
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