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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:24 编辑 : e+ R- [) |8 l3 N4 P7 ]
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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。5 P- a+ A9 D& O. f6 Q$ B) k
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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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/ o+ ?- s6 R$ L8 F, R1 `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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. V; {) R( ~' Q5 g& w1 [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.
/ ^- C; p1 K: Q, }! {" _& f-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?& a- r7 h S: f' @
7 L$ Q8 E" G6 U3 U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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$ z( a# l( W4 ?$ T4 X1 Dsee to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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: R& \1 Z8 m* ?-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
# c# O, y, M/ s) u" I-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?! x2 Z- k) V M
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再看有上下文情境的情况:: f, A" _# b2 ?4 m/ r
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
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5 g- {, m* _0 R5 |% e, g* S4 n5 V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., Y4 E- t% X3 L# j/ v+ O! D- N
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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。
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives." v2 N- ?* j, a
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.- T6 f8 s! u) H* C# X
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...
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希望对大家有用。6 t' {8 X0 C/ C: A3 G2 @5 \% D
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