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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 # ]$ H1 S7 m. C8 J& S
* g8 K8 S7 Q2 T6 f0 t: U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。' [! [# a1 Y8 ]! K* x' X. x0 a/ ?6 N9 k
0 r5 f/ u: a7 ^0 e# O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。5 D- g% @( z4 m! u* d
7 [% h. H B: Y0 U0 ?( L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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! F7 F: x& d7 U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。. y3 p ^9 J* h9 V2 q( S
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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.
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3 j, U, u. h F-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.' |: n. _0 |( }% } i$ E3 z
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?$ t ]1 k, ]" d1 h4 ^6 c2 e: L/ r! w- k
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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。2 g4 u. c9 O+ P9 p
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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, ?# p m9 u, g$ I$ q: O-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.1 \ p9 S' ?) U0 O
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?- Z8 d# ^ y4 c/ c
* Q: ]. m5 u( g) N( S1 O$ Y再看有上下文情境的情况:/ e2 G9 q3 [3 q& J
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
3 {- J* O" b* c( n, ?8 nB: "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”。
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see to it: make certain.
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- W N, E7 S$ W7 e! U% @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., Y$ F& |- }: }: W
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.6 }% \3 P% o# R0 Z2 A
) Q2 Y' j' ]6 Q9 O3 u) esee to it that ... : make certain that ...$ J" F3 p. f1 k) V; _( I
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