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! c( V* E+ X" {5 `4 n* I$ s9 |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。! h1 W. p |1 U
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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。2 o! A) X b2 j# O
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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。" ^$ c' b2 c8 B
, p" v! m" S1 T6 a1 {' `; \: `see sb to sth: To escort or accompany somebody to a place or means of departure.! ]6 A" {! o7 u" l, p
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-- I'm just going to see our guests to the door; I'll be back shortly./ l% K" b& I$ _( V0 f$ i
-- Jonathan, would you please see Mr. Thompson to the bus station?* X. Y' o; H+ W3 g- b
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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。- V' [) P$ ^' O0 K- n3 u
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see to sb/sth: To care for, attend to, or deal with somebody or something.
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6 @' v/ q+ M. z3 u4 P0 q$ W) m" D2 p-- I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
G/ [% r; I1 v# i-- 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:# _& o. ?: N: o D7 U* Z) x
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A: "We need someone to organize the store room before our next shipment arrives."' s% _ j) D6 T1 W6 w7 q+ A
B: "I'll see to it."1 r2 ?0 ]' q: a4 v ~
1 t) r: Q1 C: ]- s5 {: W! j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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0 v8 h) R& L$ @# y0 \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。$ K! o! L* S. ^; U+ n
; y6 u" |4 b8 X( d) \-- I'll see to it that the store room is organized before our next shipment arrives.$ N! I, t( W% S" n' t" [8 |: s* v/ T
-- I want you to see to it that she never comes in here again.4 q8 K+ [$ C! Y5 k
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see to it that ... : make certain that ...
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希望对大家有用。 |
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