<p class="ql-block"><b>■ 廣 益</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> 動(dòng)詞be（續(xù)六）</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b>be up動(dòng)詞+副詞</b></p> <p class="ql-block">有點(diǎn)兒不對勁兒啊…..</p> <p class="ql-block">Something must be up； the children are not usually as quiet as that.（事情有點(diǎn)不對勁，孩子們通常不會(huì)這么老實(shí)。）這里be up不是強(qiáng)調(diào)發(fā)生了什么事，而是強(qiáng)調(diào)事情有點(diǎn)反?；虺隽耸裁床碜?。</p><p class="ql-block">Are the students up at the university yet? （學(xué)生們到校沒有？）這里be up表示到大學(xué)或到大城市。這和中國人的習(xí)慣相同，從小地方到大地方都說上哪里，如上省城、上北京。</p> <p class="ql-block">有點(diǎn)棘手</p> <p class="ql-block">The firm is up against serious competition from other companies, and will have to double our efforts to succeed.（面臨其他公司的殘酷競爭公司非常困難，我們只有加倍努力才能過關(guān)。）這里be up against something表示面對某事十分棘手，有很大麻煩。</p> <p class="ql-block">沒憋好屁</p> <p class="ql-block">I hear the gardener is up for the robbery at the bank.（聽說那個(gè)花匠因搶劫銀行上了法庭。）這里be up for something表示因犯某事面臨法律審判。</p> <p class="ql-block">達(dá)標(biāo)</p> <p class="ql-block">Feng Xiaogang’s new film is not up to his last one.（馮小剛的新片子沒有他的前一部好。）這里be up to something表示質(zhì)量與某事物相當(dāng)。因此be up to scratch表示夠水平，達(dá)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。招生時(shí)在標(biāo)桿上刻一道線 （a scratch），身高達(dá)到這道線就算合格。</p><p class="ql-block">Don’t worry; I’m up to all his little tricks.（不必?fù)?dān)心，我清楚他的那些小把戲。）這里be up to something表示知道某事的秘密。</p> <p class="ql-block">腿腳不好</p> <p class="ql-block">Mother hasn’t been up to much recently, while her leg was bad.（媽媽近來做不了多少事，她的腿腳不好。）這里be up to something表示可以做某事。</p> <p class="ql-block">康復(fù)</p> <p class="ql-block">Mother’s leg is so much better that she will be up and about soon.（媽媽的腿好多了，很快就能起來走走了。）be up and about表示病后能起床活動(dòng)了。</p> <p class="ql-block">憤怒??</p> <p class="ql-block">I could see that the drunkard’s blood was up, so I avoided a quarrel.（我看那酒鬼臉紅筋漲，所以避免和他爭論。）one’s blood be up表示非常憤怒，臉紅脖子粗準(zhǔn)備干仗。不能理解為熱血沸騰，準(zhǔn)備為事業(yè)獻(xiàn)身的意思。</p> <p class="ql-block">藤森伏法</p> <p class="ql-block">At last Alberta Fujimore knew that the game was up, and let him be taken by the police.（最后藤森知道罪行已敗露，讓警察把他帶走了。）the game is up表示罪行暴露，游戲結(jié)束。藤森是秘魯前總統(tǒng)，因收買反對派議員而下臺(tái)。</p> <p class="ql-block">困頓</p> <p class="ql-block">I remember the time when we were so hard up that the boys had no shoes to wear（那時(shí)我們好窮啊，男孩們都沒鞋穿。）be hard up表示生活窮困。</p> <p class="ql-block">搶！</p> <p class="ql-block">Since the minister died suddenly, his position is up for grabs.（部長突然死后人人都可以競爭他的位子。）be up for grabs表示任何人都可以爭取的東西，如機(jī)會(huì)? 工作崗位? 獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)等等。</p> <p class="ql-block">相聲</p> <p class="ql-block">抖包袱</p> <p class="ql-block">The two cross-talk actors must be hard up for ideas, since there were only old punch-lines in their show.（那兩個(gè)相聲演員恐怕已經(jīng)江郎才盡了，表演中只有些老包袱。）be hard up for something表示缺少什么東西。 Punch-line就是笑話中畫龍點(diǎn)睛的一句，即相聲中的包袱。</p> <p class="ql-block">憤怒</p> <p class="ql-block">The mothers were up in arms when they heard that there was to be no school crossing across the busy road.（母親們得知在繁忙的馬路上不設(shè)學(xué)生通道后都十分憤怒。）be up in arms表示異常憤怒。字面意思就是拿起武器，準(zhǔn)備造反。</p> <p class="ql-block">Ask Dr. Lin, She’s well up in children diseases.（去請教林大夫，她是兒科專家。）be well up in something表示在某方面十分內(nèi)行。</p> <p class="ql-block">忙死了！??</p> <p class="ql-block">I can’t possibly come out tonight； I’m up to my ears in work.（今晚我可能出不去，工作忙得不可開交。）be up to one’s ears/eyes/neck表示非常忙，一付完全被某種任務(wù)或問題淹沒的樣子。</p>