话说英语短语动词和惯用语(十七)
动词come(续三)
come down动词+副词
When did you come down from Oxford? (你什么时候从牛津毕业的?)这里come down表示从大学毕业,特别是像牛津,剑桥这样的名大学。
Do you think Sir Run Run Shaw will come down again when our school needs more money? (我们学校再要钱时邵逸夫先生会给吗?)这里come down表示出钱,多数情况下是表示送钱。邵逸夫先生曾获英国女皇颁发的爵士勋位(Knight Bachelor),所以在他的名字前冠以Sir。他曾经出资捐助过国内多所大、中学校。
Shylock came down on Antonio for the pound of flesh. (夏洛克坚决要安东尼奥按约定割一磅肉。)这里come down on someone表示坚持要某人做什么事。在莎士比亚名剧“威尼斯商人”(The merchant of Venice)中安东尼奥为帮助好友巴撒尼奥(Bassanio)向波西亚(Portia)求婚,向高利贷者夏洛克借三千金币,夏洛克为达到除掉安东尼奥的目的规定安东尼奥过期还不出钱就要割下身上的一磅肉来还。现在英语中pound of flesh用来表示那些合法不合理的要求。
The court will come down heavily on hardened criminals.(法院将严惩惯犯。)这里come down on someone表示惩治某人,轻一点也可表示申斥某人。
The enemy came down on the town during the night.(敌人晚上攻击了这座市镇。)这里come down on something表示攻击某物。也可以直接使用come on/upon something。
The chairman will have to come down on one side or the other soon.(主席不得不很快决定支持哪一方。)这里come down on something表示决定支持某观点。
When we come down to details, the plan seems possible.(谈到细节此方案看来可行。)这里come down to 表示涉及到某事物。也可直接使用come to。
The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between President Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto.(整个事件就是穆沙拉夫总统和贝·布托之间的权力斗争。)这里come down to意思是归结为什么东西,说穿了是怎么回事。也可直接使用come to。
The former world weightlifting champion came down to picking odds and ends from refuse heaps.(前举重世界冠军沦落到捡破烂的地步。)这里come down to表示为生活所迫做些低贱的事。
All this talk about ideas is getting us nowhere, let’s come down to brass tacks.(争论些概念毫无用处,还是研究具体情况吧。)come/get down to brass tacks意思是考虑事物的基本情况或细节。
I’m glad you have come down to earth and stopped dreaming of getting a windfall.(我很高兴你正视现实不再做梦发横财了。)come down to earth表示回归现实。Windfall意思是吹落的果实,引申为意外之财。
come for 动词+介词
I saw the robber coming for me.(我看见那劫匪向我进逼。)这里come for someone是带威胁性地向某人靠近。
come forward动词+副词
The police have asked witnesses of the accident to come forward.(警方要求事故目击者站出来予以协助。)这里come forward表示挺身而出,给以帮助。
come home 动词+副词
At last the real difficulty has come home to me.(最终我了解了实际的困难。)这里come home to someone表示某事物为某人所全面了解。
come in动词+副词
This week came in very windy.(本周开始风很大。)这里come in表示天气或时间的开始。
If your party comes in at the next election, what will you do about taxes?(如果你们党下次当选,如何处理税收问题?)这里come in表示当选。
动词come(续三)
come down动词+副词
When did you come down from Oxford? (你什么时候从牛津毕业的?)这里come down表示从大学毕业,特别是像牛津,剑桥这样的名大学。
Do you think Sir Run Run Shaw will come down again when our school needs more money? (我们学校再要钱时邵逸夫先生会给吗?)这里come down表示出钱,多数情况下是表示送钱。邵逸夫先生曾获英国女皇颁发的爵士勋位(Knight Bachelor),所以在他的名字前冠以Sir。他曾经出资捐助过国内多所大、中学校。
Shylock came down on Antonio for the pound of flesh. (夏洛克坚决要安东尼奥按约定割一磅肉。)这里come down on someone表示坚持要某人做什么事。在莎士比亚名剧“威尼斯商人”(The merchant of Venice)中安东尼奥为帮助好友巴撒尼奥(Bassanio)向波西亚(Portia)求婚,向高利贷者夏洛克借三千金币,夏洛克为达到除掉安东尼奥的目的规定安东尼奥过期还不出钱就要割下身上的一磅肉来还。现在英语中pound of flesh用来表示那些合法不合理的要求。
The court will come down heavily on hardened criminals.(法院将严惩惯犯。)这里come down on someone表示惩治某人,轻一点也可表示申斥某人。
The enemy came down on the town during the night.(敌人晚上攻击了这座市镇。)这里come down on something表示攻击某物。也可以直接使用come on/upon something。
The chairman will have to come down on one side or the other soon.(主席不得不很快决定支持哪一方。)这里come down on something表示决定支持某观点。
When we come down to details, the plan seems possible.(谈到细节此方案看来可行。)这里come down to 表示涉及到某事物。也可直接使用come to。
The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between President Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto.(整个事件就是穆沙拉夫总统和贝·布托之间的权力斗争。)这里come down to意思是归结为什么东西,说穿了是怎么回事。也可直接使用come to。
The former world weightlifting champion came down to picking odds and ends from refuse heaps.(前举重世界冠军沦落到捡破烂的地步。)这里come down to表示为生活所迫做些低贱的事。
All this talk about ideas is getting us nowhere, let’s come down to brass tacks.(争论些概念毫无用处,还是研究具体情况吧。)come/get down to brass tacks意思是考虑事物的基本情况或细节。
I’m glad you have come down to earth and stopped dreaming of getting a windfall.(我很高兴你正视现实不再做梦发横财了。)come down to earth表示回归现实。Windfall意思是吹落的果实,引申为意外之财。
come for 动词+介词
I saw the robber coming for me.(我看见那劫匪向我进逼。)这里come for someone是带威胁性地向某人靠近。
come forward动词+副词
The police have asked witnesses of the accident to come forward.(警方要求事故目击者站出来予以协助。)这里come forward表示挺身而出,给以帮助。
come home 动词+副词
At last the real difficulty has come home to me.(最终我了解了实际的困难。)这里come home to someone表示某事物为某人所全面了解。
come in动词+副词
This week came in very windy.(本周开始风很大。)这里come in表示天气或时间的开始。
If your party comes in at the next election, what will you do about taxes?(如果你们党下次当选,如何处理税收问题?)这里come in表示当选。