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【LA原创】从see to it谈英语习语学习方法
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$ e! @- C! @( }1 ~$ K& V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。2 F; _9 P5 K" a" X
* b8 A0 H, J8 J: p: u: y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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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。. z; N0 J, @% ?3 F
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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
! w/ J$ d! C- T) i' Y8 \% y3 W-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?
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S# \; s* f$ w* e" U5 K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.
; i0 b" T6 ?# O y+ b-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?" N4 I8 c7 ?2 f) r
! K9 y- x+ h9 W再看有上下文情境的情况:
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B: "I'll see to it."
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/ W8 K5 @; {$ a4 j \. S+ s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”。
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1 B2 ?3 g( f, [# D8 f. r gsee to it: make certain.' @% O* |" f" @ L
' k, ^9 }* F) {8 U- {! W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。8 Q, J+ s! \2 [/ u* q% V# S0 J1 }
$ w- K/ g. c2 o J% |+ a-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.' M4 y7 N' H1 D1 a; x+ }: B
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.
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