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Lesson 74 文本
Out of the limelight
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.
'It couldn't be better, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed. 'No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often?'
Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry.
'Now you gut out of here, all of you!' he shouted: ' I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice ? It says "No Camping"—in case you can't read !'
'Look, sheriff, 'said Rockwall,' don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'
'Oh, is it ?' said the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !'
文本解析
一)词汇学习Word study
1. 与get有关的一些短语动词
get可以与许多介词或副词搭配,产生不同的含义,而且与同一个词的搭配也会因上下文的不同而有所不同。
(1)get out的基本含义是“(使)出去/出来”,其反义词为 get into:Every time the dog wanted to get out, it would bark.那条狗每次想出去时,便汪汪叫个不停。It can get into the garden quite easily now.它现在进花园很容易。Why don't you get the dog out?你为什么不把狗弄出去?get out用于祈使句时可以表示“走开”、“滚开”等:Now you get out of here fast!你们赶快滚开这儿吧!Get out! I don't want to see you any more.滚!我再不想见你了。
(2)get on的含义之一为“前进”、“进展”(与 get along同义):He is getting on quite well in his new job.他这份新工作进展顺利。get on表示“继续干”以及“相处融洽”时,后面经常与 with连用:Tom talked with his brother for a while, and then got on with his homework.汤姆和他兄弟说了一会儿话,然后又继续做作业。Jack and Ian can't get on with each other.杰克和伊恩不能和睦相处。
(3)get与off分开时可以表示“脱下”、“除去/取下”等:Please help me to get the box off the boot.请帮我把箱子从船上拿下来。When he got the lid off the box, he saw a man lying in it.当他揭开箱子盖时,他看到有个人躺在里面。get off连用可以表示“没受重伤/重罚而逃脱”