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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:23 编辑 9 |3 X+ f$ O; s* ^( [3 O7 I/ d
8 F( T; T- i& M" [6 i9 T. r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。" N5 M! E) A; h$ I' D0 q. R
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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。! q' D. N0 Q r$ w3 ^$ W3 h
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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。8 [9 u! q! U2 {0 a) d) p
& d" `+ B. o$ e# L1 E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。% E" J/ Y$ R( L7 K+ M# s' z! A1 j
+ ~* U2 Q7 L, osee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.+ `/ Y1 R) t% J7 @+ I r
" ^2 E( n& _# I* a-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.
3 m1 Z. ^: b; |8 y% ~: Z-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?4 g9 S( M4 x0 t$ U' ~, y4 N
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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.
$ P8 V6 v. X; O0 h: p- y# f-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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% F$ n) g2 h# d再看有上下文情境的情况:0 q- l& ^6 G6 c" |
3 \3 p ~, h; `; q& R# ^A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."
$ k2 @2 O: r- A! V! rB: "I'll see to it."
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, G) W0 o/ q6 @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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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。$ I+ k6 j& ?+ s
) O6 E1 t: ?6 x9 ]4 b0 F-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.
8 b6 U5 @% C# F7 `- P+ C. q-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.) A2 q$ K- V8 E% H2 |- G( _5 z
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...
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