<p class="ql-block"><b>■ 廣 益</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> 動詞 be（續(xù)五）</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b>be out 動詞+副詞</b></p> <p class="ql-block">I’m out of my depth when it comes to natural sciences.（一涉及到自然科學我就完全是外行了。）be/get/go out of one’s depth表示某事對某人來說很難理解或勝任。此語最早出現在17世紀英國劇作家Thomas Killigrew (1612-1683) 的作品“喜劇和悲劇”中, 是按字面意思表示水深沒頂，很難脫身。</p> <p class="ql-block">不合群</p> <p class="ql-block">Among a group of polite diplomats, the Nazi ambassador’s rough manners were out of place.（在一群彬彬有禮的外交官中間，納粹大使的鹵莽舉止很不相稱。）be out of place表示不相稱、不合時宜。</p> <p class="ql-block">自掏腰包</p> <p class="ql-block">Claim all your travel costs, so that you are not out of pocket on your business trip.（把你的所有出差費用都報銷掉，不要貼錢。）be out of pocket表示掏自己的腰包，即賠錢。而be in pocket就是賺錢。</p> <p class="ql-block">身體不適</p> <p class="ql-block">The teenage mother has been out of sorts since the premature birth of her baby.（少女媽媽早產后身體一直不行。）be out of sorts表示身體不適。</p><p class="ql-block">I’d better show you how to get to the house, as it’s rather out of the way and you might get lost.（我給你指怎樣找到那所房子，它位置很偏僻，容易迷路。）be out of the way表示位置偏僻，不當道。</p> <p class="ql-block">脫困</p> <p class="ql-block">Her father is awake today; he seems to be out of the woods now.（她父親今天醒過來了，他似乎已經脫離危險。）be out of the woods表示脫離困難或危險。</p> <p class="ql-block">不同凡響</p> <p class="ql-block">Liao Changyong’s voice is simply out of this world.（廖昌永的歌聲不同凡響。）be out of this world表示非常好，超凡的好。</p> <p class="ql-block">通宵麻將</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>be over 動詞+副詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">I’ll be over later this evening.（今晚上我到你這里來。）這里be over/round表示到某人的家。</p><p class="ql-block"><b>be over 動詞+介詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">Don’t be all night over playing mahjong.（不要熬通宵去玩麻將。）這里be over something/doing something表示長時間地做某事。</p> <p class="ql-block">熱情歡迎</p> <p class="ql-block">As soon as Santa Claus opened the door, the children were all over him.（圣誕老人一打開門孩子們就圍上來歡迎他。）這里be all over someone表示非常熱情地歡迎某人。</p> <p class="ql-block">The German women’s soccer team were all over the Argentine in the first few minutes.（開球幾分鐘德國女足就重創(chuàng)了阿根廷人。）這里be all over someone表示徹底擊敗某人。</p> <p class="ql-block">人生過半，從此暗淡？</p> <p class="ql-block">走下坡路</p> <p class="ql-block">Some young people think a man is over the hill if he is past forty.（有些年輕人認為一個人過了40歲就沒用了。）be over the hill意思是走下坡路，老而無用。</p> <p class="ql-block">欣喜若狂的粉絲們</p> <p class="ql-block">When Liu Dehua invited a girl to sing with him, she was over the moon.（劉德華邀請一個女孩同他一起唱歌時，她簡直欣喜若狂。）be over the moon意思是非常激動，欣喜若狂。</p> <p class="ql-block">覆水難收</p> <p class="ql-block">Don’t keep on so, It’s water over the dam.（不要老念叨了，過去的就過去了。）be water over the dam意思是已發(fā)生的事已不能改變, 相當于漢語成語覆水難收。這里keep on表示沒完沒了地說一件事。句中被勸的人可能是被垃圾股套牢，或買彩票填錯了號碼，或被女朋友甩了，總之很不順心，所以老念叨。說話人就在勸他（她）。</p> <p class="ql-block">我倆完了！??</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>be through 動詞+副詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">I don’t want anything more to do with you, we’re through.（我不想和你再打交道，我們之間沒任何關系了。）這里be through表示與某人的關系徹底結束。</p> <p class="ql-block">一錘定音</p> <p class="ql-block">be under 動詞+介詞</p><p class="ql-block"><b>One of Zhang Daqian’s most famous paintings is now under the hammer.（一幅張大千名畫正在拍賣。）be /come/go under the hammer表示拍賣，因為竟價結束時拍賣師一錘定音。</b></p> <p class="ql-block">病了</p> <p class="ql-block">You’ve been under the weather for some days now, why don’t you see a doctor? （你不舒服已經幾天了，還不去看看大夫。）be under the weather表示有點不適，有點小毛病。</p> <p class="ql-block">有嫌疑</p> <p class="ql-block">The detainee will be under a cloud until he is definitely judged free of any terrorist leaning.（被拘留的人未確定沒有恐怖主義傾向之前要受到懷疑。）be under a cloud 表示受懷疑。也可以表示遭遇困難，或處于前途未卜境地。</p>