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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 5 E" @0 n. Y! m* a- h5 V
i/ [( K# L; F5 U 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。
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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。& [: w9 t2 ]5 s
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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。
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) c( h& m1 t1 d; q& ]6 G$ n+ i+ R$ q+ }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.
" s [0 U q! D7 k( A( r-- 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。
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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.
, x5 Y p2 U4 U4 o8 N: _-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?- j) y5 ]2 ^8 W, }. e3 G' _
& N0 X3 h0 l2 _! K. _$ o' y再看有上下文情境的情况:( @& Q; M, ?5 ?, k
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
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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”。2 ]: k' [+ n: \
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1 \, p! c* @/ B5 ~: ]1 E! b) C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。9 t2 V7 T# _* n, [6 D
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.
( s0 R, @4 V& 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 ...
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