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本帖最后由 loveaffairs 于 2018-5-18 14:23 编辑
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# R0 R' \9 C$ O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。% S1 {/ G& T8 B6 Y
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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。8 j4 v. p2 \1 O) o* `
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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。5 E7 |: u# x' Y
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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。2 a. [* Y- b7 d4 E
1 x+ C* ~9 A+ V- {. {4 T4 v* y( Esee sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.+ y @$ K* r6 R b! F
$ i. E8 Z" k% y+ J) v8 z0 @-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly." c( q) u1 o: D& }
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?; }2 t: R/ y4 w2 z
/ c+ y' m. [4 R K0 A" R3 N& _4 z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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6 n3 F! V1 P% ^1 a, a-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.! W) T* V' l! ]# N, t8 _2 Z3 M
-- Would you see to changing the sheets on the beds upstairs?
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再看有上下文情境的情况:4 f( y- h6 E7 q" A( H1 c* h2 {' M
+ g% A4 q! b* X* j) S: i9 D* RA: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."" V/ h; F `1 o) e+ [
B: "I'll see to it."
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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”。. H" P5 o' [# O7 U* c& V
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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。
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-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.' K1 U& a4 D5 [' s! d
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.
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; g! L3 T0 w, M# k: hsee to it that ... : make certain that ...
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希望对大家有用。 |
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