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001
deal with 处理;与……交易
重点解析 ▲ deal with表示“对付;应对;对待”,其后接sb和sth均可。此外该短语还可以表示“与……交易”,介词with引出对象。
情景对话
Owen: I think I will deal with this problem tomorrow.
Robert: You said the same yesterday.
欧文:我想我还是明天再处理这个问题吧。
罗伯特:你昨天也是这么说的。
触类旁通
· deal with sb与某人打交道
· cope with 对付;应对
例句再现
How do your family deal with the letter? 你家是怎么处理这封信的?
Are you going to deal with it yourself? 你要亲自处理这件事吗?
He is not in the position to deal with this matter. 他无权处理此事。
He prefers to deal with customers face to face. 他更喜欢面对面和客户打交道。
He is a person difficult to deal with. 他是个很难打交道的人。
002
decide to do 决定做
重点解析 ▲ decide后接动词,须用动词不定式to do,表示“决定做”;此外,decide后也可直接加sth,指“解决;判决;裁决”。
情景对话
Nick: I decide to tell her about this.
Sam: You haven't told her yet? But I did.
尼克:我决定告诉她这件事。
萨姆:你还没有告诉她吗?但是我已经告诉过她了。
触类旁通
· decide on 就……做出决定,决定要
例句再现
When did you decide to accept her advice? 你什么时候决定接受她的建议的?
The man decided to give up smoking for the sake of his health.
为了自身健康着想,这个人决定戒烟。
Do you decide to go or stay? 你决定是走还是留了吗?
If you decide to do something, put your heart to it. 你如果决定做一件事,那就用心去做。
The personnel manager decides to take him on. 人事部经理决定雇用他。
003
decide that... 决定……;断定……
重点解析 ▲如果表示决定的内容过长,可用“decide+that...”来表达,that引导宾语从句。
情景对话
Rita: What's your ideal profession?
Owen: I've decided that I will be a lawyer.
丽塔:你理想的职业是什么?
欧文:我决定将来成为一名律师。
触类旁通
· decide against 决定不做;(判决)不利于
· decide for 决定;(判决)有利于
例句再现
She decides that it is best to give up. 她决定最好放弃。
We decide that we will not wait for them. 我们决定不等他们了。
I decide that I'm not going to stay where I am. 我决定不再原地踏步了。
He decided that she wasn't telling the truth. 他断定她没有说实话。
I decided that I would give up this job. 我决定放弃这个工作。
004
do a favor 帮忙
重点解析 ▲ do a favor意为“帮忙”,表示“帮某人的忙”则用do sb a favor,相当于help sb。
情景对话
May: Could you do me a favor and bring my books back?
Rose: Sure.
梅:你能帮我把我的书带回来吗?
罗丝:好的。
触类旁通
· give sb a hand 帮助某人
· do sb good/harm 对某人有益∕有害
例句再现
Do me a favor and take this to her. 帮我把这个给她。
Would you please do me a favor? 能帮我个忙吗?
She asked me to do her a favor. 她让我帮她个忙。
Even your parents can't do you a favor this time. 这次即便是你的父母也帮不了你。
I will be glad to do you a favor if you need help. 如果你需要帮助,我很乐意帮你。
005
do a good job 干得好;好好干
重点解析 ▲ do a good job常被翻译为“干得好;好好干”,多用于口语之中,也可用作do a great job, do an excellent job。如果要夸奖别人干得好,通常用did a good job或have done a good job。
情景对话
Michael: Paul, you've done a good job. Give yourself a pat on the back.
Paul: I couldn't have done this without the help of others. There is still a long way to go for me.
迈克尔:保罗,你做得不错。给自己一点表扬。
保罗:要是没有其他人的帮助,我不可能做好。我还有很长的路要走。
触类旁通
· do a good job of 做好……工作
· do a good deed 做好事
· do a good turn to sb 做有利于某人的事
例句再现
I will do a good job for her sake. 看在她的份上,我会好好干的。
Believe he will do a good job. 相信他会做得很好的。
As a beginning learner, you do a good job. 作为一个初学者,你做得很不错。
I have to admit you really did a good job. 不得不承认,你确实干得很好。
You have done a good job in attracting customers. 在吸引顾客方面,你做得很不错。
006
do one's best 尽全力
重点解析 ▲ do one's best表示“全力以赴,尽全力”,与try one's best表达的意思相同,该短语可接动词不定式,引出尽全力所做的事。
情景对话
Martin: Don't worry, Linda. I'll do my best to help you out.
Linda: Thank you, Martin. I'm happy to have you at my side.
马丁:琳达,别担心,我会尽全力帮你解决问题的。
琳达:谢谢你,马丁。很高兴有你在我身边。
触类旁通
· do one's utmost 竭尽所能;尽心竭力
例句再现
I did my best, but nothing changed. 我尽力了,但是一切还是老样子。
He said he did his best, but it seemed no one believed him.
他说他尽力了,但是似乎没有人相信他。
Those people have done their best to help. 那些人已经尽力帮忙了。
Do your best to make a difference. 尽力做出改变。
007
do one's job 做分内的事;尽到某人的职责
重点解析 ▲ do one's job指“做分内的事;尽到某人的职责”,根据具体语境,one's用不同的物主代词形式。
情景对话
Lewis: Just do your job well. Other things are none of your business.
Mark: OK. I got it.
路易斯:做好自己的工作就行,其他事与你无关。
马克:好的,我知道了。
触类旁通
· do one's bit 做自己分内的事;尽自己的力量
· do one's duty 尽职,尽义务
· do one's endeavor 尽力
· do one's part 尽某人的职责
例句再现
It's not my place to tell her how to do her job. 我没有义务教她怎样做工作。
Although I do my job well, I'm not appreciated by the boss.
尽管我工作做得不错,却得不到老板的赏识。
He is trying really hard to do his job better. 他真的在努力把工作做得更好。
It's foolish of me to tell an expert how to do his job. 告诉行家如何工作,我真是愚蠢。
Do your duty wherever you work. 不管在哪儿工作,都要尽到你的责任。
008
do something 做点什么,有所作为
重点解析 ▲ do something可用于表示“做点什么,有所作为”,后面可接定语从句或about引导的介词短语。其否定形式为not do anything。
情景对话
Kate: For God's sake, do something. We are going to hit the tree.
Louise: But the brake doesn't work.
凯特:看在上帝的份上,做点什么吧。我们快撞到树上了。
路易丝:但是刹车不灵了。
触类旁通
· do something + adj. 做……的事
· do something for... 为……做某事
· do anything 做任何事
例句再现
Promise me. Don't do anything stupid. 答应我,不要做傻事。
Do something about it rather than complaining all the time. 做出改变,而不要一直抱怨。
He didn't think he had done anything wrong. 他认为自己并没有做错事。
He pleaded with me to do something about it, but there is practically nothing I could do.
他求我做点什么,但是实际上我什么也做不了。
His mother will never allow him to do something like that. 他妈妈绝不会允许他做那种事的。
009
do the dishes 洗餐具
重点解析 ▲ do the dishes为固定短语,表示“(饭后)洗餐具”, the dishes在此处指用餐时使用过的“所有餐具”, “洗餐具”还可以表达为wash the dishes。
情景对话
Hill: Do you usually do the dishes?
Jim: Yes. My mom cooks, my father cleans and I do the dishes.
希尔:你经常洗餐具吗?
吉姆:是的。我妈妈做饭,爸爸打扫卫生,我洗餐具。
触类旁通
· do the washing-up 洗碗碟
· do the laundry 洗衣服
· do the homework 做作业
例句再现
It's her turn to do the dishes today. 今天轮到她洗餐具了。
After the party, he stayed to help me do the dishes. 聚会结束后,他留下来帮我洗餐具。
I'll clean the room if you do the dishes. 如果你去洗碗,我就打扫房间。
Nobody asked him to do the dishes. 没有人让他去洗餐具。
You are supposed to do the homework by yourself. 你应该自己独立完成作业。