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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 ! H5 h. U( P/ k# O. b; X* i9 o
' Z' V c: d* r0 N7 w( W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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' N7 p) L* u' R7 e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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' e8 a& ]: Q b9 `! I% a3 l- N1 e' 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。
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& P! D( v/ H2 Osee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.6 |; H( v9 X) t+ L& [) ]5 _$ ` V
6 s3 ~5 I+ ~) W, v0 X, n-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.3 p6 Z1 [" m5 h# _3 v
-- 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。; I& L/ `- u% L$ D2 v
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.8 {+ A& `2 a. \0 ]* n4 Z; R; P
8 A7 @3 z4 ?7 N9 p- _$ ?-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
# q8 O5 H7 A: c-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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1 @4 v Y" ~+ w, Y8 f0 `! b再看有上下文情境的情况:
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# i/ Y9 E) M9 a9 @0 Z/ gA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."* @/ ?* _( H0 `( V" \4 q4 U
B: "I'll see to it."
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5 Z0 Y; h4 ^+ ]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”。' ]6 b5 ?5 z6 s# {- a
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see to it: make certain.! {% i4 [- f4 @6 v! Y. H, t* B
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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。5 r7 T$ R# @2 N2 V0 V
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives. W; e; K$ P5 e/ G* m; f7 c
-- 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 ...
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希望对大家有用。 N4 v, o1 F4 u4 ~- S2 H4 K5 T. h) i
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