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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:23 编辑 1 I4 \2 G6 i5 o
$ f( _) N! _7 C4 S& \0 \( h有坛友在发帖询问see to it的意思,并说,分开看每个字都认识,但合起来就不知所云。这里我想和大家分享一点个人经验,仅供参考。
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0 _" k+ w8 u5 ]$ X6 {6 b8 {/ |4 |: ^学习方法因人而异。有人很擅长记忆信息碎片,而我更擅长逻辑思维。我认为,如果能在信息碎片之间挖掘出某些内在联系,不但能减轻记忆负担,更重要的是,能让人举一反三、事半功倍。6 ^3 x! `: q _
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对于习语来说,往往都是从某个意思很具体的说法引申而来。这个在中文里也是一样,比如“卡脖子”和“挖墙脚”应该分别是从斗殴和破坏建筑的行为抽象而来。
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要理解see to it,不妨先从具体的说法see sb to sth开始。它意思是“将某人护送到某个地方”,非常容易理解。
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see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.. o. \9 c. n9 i' T: e3 G2 F
; T1 T) V2 Q+ r- H' b-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
0 ] i' F5 W9 g3 G v) T* J. [' \) T-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?
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: g' Y/ M2 O, j# R s( g* T* h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。/ p6 n' }7 K+ O: b
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something., @( o' r5 M5 n0 a" s: R$ U
6 N5 h6 b. t5 j2 [- x& s-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.# q7 a8 E) M) z4 Z+ h
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?& l" n" c. N0 }
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& ?6 ^8 c: C$ v k8 Z9 p: M: KA: "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”。
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see to it: make certain.
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! \) B0 b$ j( B! 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.: a8 {% k$ T! x+ k3 ?
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again., }8 C- m ?; _! ~9 Y* U% F0 j
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...( A! C' t _. M' A1 k
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