词组讲解
1. do one's heart good **使心情愉悦,使心满意足
解 〈口〉习语;词义溯源:[好好地、出色地(good)]接待某人的[心(heart)]
例 It might do your heart good to just forgive him. You've been holding these bad feelings for
over twenty years. He's your brother—just forgive him and take him back into your family.
2. do sth. over again / do sth. over ***重做,反复做
解 短语动词;词义溯源:[重新、再一次(over again,over)]做某事
例 Do it over! And you'll keep doing it over until you get it right! Now concentrate and try
again. This time put more feeling in your words.
3. do sth. the hard way **用生疏的方式做,用困难的方法做
解 习语;词义溯源:以[困难的方法(the hard way)]做
例 Yeah, I know there's a machine that can do this a whole lot faster and easier, but I have
plenty of time and I enjoy doing it the hard way. It's more rewarding. You young people rely too
much on machines.
4. do the honors **(在宴会等中)尽主人之谊,接待客人
解 习语;词义溯源:接待[有地位的、光荣的人(honors)]
例 If my dear brother Mark would be so kind as to do the honors, we'll have the cake-cutting
ceremony now. Mark, can you come up here and present the bride and
groom1 with the ceremonial
knife and plate?
5. do the trick **达到预期目标,起作用,奏效
解 习语;词义溯源:做出[技巧、把戏(trick)]
例 Sometimes a small patch on a
punctured2 tire will do the trick until you can get to a service
station to have the tire replaced. So carry some patches and an air pump in the trunk of your car.
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