话说英语短语动词和惯用语(二十四)

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<p class="ql-block"><b>■ 广 益</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> 动词come(续十)</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b>come up动词+副词</b></p> <p class="ql-block">中奖号码</p> <p class="ql-block">My number came up and I won ¥100,000.(我的号码中奖,得到十万元。)这里come up表示彩票中奖赢了钱。也可表示赛马获胜,如</p> <p class="ql-block">赌马</p> <p class="ql-block">Did your horse come up?(你的马赢吗?)</p> <p class="ql-block">华为掌门任正非</p> <p class="ql-block">Ren Zhengfei was born poor and came up the hard way.(任正非出身贫苦,历尽艰辛获得成功。)任正非是中国最大民营高科技企业华为公司老总,2005年“时代周刊”封面人物;年轻时家里穷得三人合用一条被盖。这里come up表示社会地位上升。也可表示在人们心目中地位上升,如</p> <p class="ql-block">检察官</p> <p class="ql-block">The prosecutor has came up in my opinion since I heard his indictment.(听了检查官的起诉书后我觉得他很了不起。)</p><p class="ql-block">Don’t you try to come up, young man! (年轻人,不要装模做样!)这里come up用在否定的祈使句中,表示装作了不起,充老大。</p> <p class="ql-block">晕机</p> <p class="ql-block">A passenger is being badly sick, that light meal the air hostess gave him came up in a few minutes.(一位乘客很不适,空姐给他吃的一点点东西一会就吐了。)这里come up表示呕吐出来。</p><p class="ql-block">We are sorry to be late with the goods, but we came up against some unexpected hindrance.(我们遇到一些意想不到的麻烦,供货迟了,抱歉。)这里come up against something表示遭遇某种情况,如困难或反对等。</p> <p class="ql-block">拍卖</p> <p class="ql-block">Venal officials’ spoils come up for auction next month.(贪官们的赃物下月拍卖。)这里come up for表示供出售或拍卖。</p> <p class="ql-block">希拉里竞选</p> <p class="ql-block">Hillary Clinton comes up for election next year.(希拉里·克林顿争取明年参选。)这里come up for表示作为某事件的申请人或候选人。</p> <p class="ql-block">演出达标</p> <p class="ql-block">The play came up to all our expectations.(演出全面达到我们的预期。)这里come up to表示达到确定的水平或标准,也就是come up to scratch的意思。</p><p class="ql-block">I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.(我希望你能提出一个更好的计划。)这里come up with something表示找到某事的答案,或提出解决问题的办法。</p> <p class="ql-block">喘口气</p> <p class="ql-block">I can’t dig the frozen ground for very long without coming up for air.(我不能长时间不休息地挖冻土。)come up for air表示休息一会,喘口气。</p> <p class="ql-block">作曲家约翰·斯特劳斯</p> <p class="ql-block">As a composer, Johann Strauss did come up to his father’s shoulder. (作为作曲家约翰·斯特劳斯与其父并驾齐驱。)come up to someone’s shoulder表示与某人水平相当。小约翰·斯特劳斯(1825-1899)是奥地利作曲家,指挥家和小提琴家。人们所熟悉的《蓝色多瑙河》、《维也纳森林的故事》、《春之声》等圆舞曲,都出自他的笔下。小约翰·斯特劳斯被世人尊为圆舞曲之王,他与他的父亲老约翰·斯特劳斯(1804-1849)同名。</p> <p class="ql-block">王炸</p> <p class="ql-block">My uncle came up trumps and paid for the meal after all!(叔叔居然大方了一回,最终掏钱付账。)come up trumps表示成功完成某事或取得良好结果,常指出人意料,就像扑克游戏中突然亮出王牌一样。句中说话人的叔叔可能一向比较抠门。此语也可以表示结果比预想的好,如</p> <p class="ql-block">中国女羽</p> <p class="ql-block">The Chinese women badminton team came up trumps on the day.(中国女羽这一天的成绩格外地好。)</p> <p class="ql-block">孤儿院</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>come within动词+介词</b></p><p class="ql-block">Another few donations,and we shall come within sight of the amount needed for the orphanage.(再有几笔捐款孤儿院所需的钱就差不多了。)come within sight of something表示非常接近某事物,或某一目标。也可以说 come within striking distance of something。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p>