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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。4 y( @8 C1 q0 |( u( a. q3 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。
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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。
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7 ^. n5 C5 p3 ~/ z9 Msee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.
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* }2 L7 @+ j3 e% N-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.# z1 \0 S7 n: I" s# ?, j
-- 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。- W7 m$ Y$ I$ q
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.$ J/ m( n9 g/ f+ b* J
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-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.% x& I t% r7 p7 |: x6 B
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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, i$ r1 O* z9 b" i6 E! M: G再看有上下文情境的情况:# {" |% V6 |/ ~; P5 `
2 d& p: i2 j' L! a6 f" y% GA: "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”。. x8 `* K1 z% u4 d) \! i
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see to it: make certain.
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* K' N- m9 Q+ I0 n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.% Q' e x6 ^2 L1 ~0 n" `
-- 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 ...% M! d! N2 b6 j, u& m# b
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