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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:23 编辑 % n# z6 k" n/ @5 b" X+ F ?
, i: m( O# s q- |7 F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。: y5 l: ] l5 ^/ G" @, V( s
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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。0 [! }4 }+ W. m, O3 e
- P& ]5 {' ^" S. W6 s( c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。, @7 L$ V# }9 f1 o5 l
L+ I/ p, L/ P2 [) \( fsee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.% W; l5 U3 S/ v0 b3 w+ G1 x
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly.$ g9 m4 t) Q! C& ^
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?# G4 B, k1 i" \* C0 z; C+ o+ l* c
: ~& M+ O' l/ l/ I* {( o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。2 E1 l( x* I& t) ]* o: O
% P6 Z1 I: h) O2 nsee 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.
; Q% u+ T6 ^$ x-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?- O6 X; n! v, {: @8 X2 `
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再看有上下文情境的情况:
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- K7 P" Y3 p& j- Y6 Q" }A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."6 d- [0 d- g! ~
B: "I'll see to it.": i; s/ F0 k9 p# B
. _3 C- Q# u) ]3 r5 Y, S$ p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”。1 Q( k2 q( w7 m8 S
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see to it: make certain.1 a/ ~8 \8 `- 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.2 P; b: d4 }4 D$ r8 o8 C
-- 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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