词组讲解
1. get 〔have〕 a clean bill of health **(体检后)拿到健康证明;(经过调查后)拿
到情况良好的证明
解 习语;词义溯源:获得[无病的(clean)] [健康证明(bill of health)];参照
give sb. a clean bill of health
解 “We're pleased to announce that the government tax
auditors1 have examined our
accounting2 practices and have found nothing wrong with the way we've reported our taxes in the
past. We got a clean bill of health. I hope this ends the
suspicion3 and
rumors4 about...”
2. get a dirty look from sb. / get a dirty look **遭人白眼,遭人厌恶
解 习语;词义溯源:遭受某人的[白眼(dirty look)]
例 Men and women holding hands in public used to be
illegal5 in this Islamic country.
Nowadays it's not illegal, but still gets dirty looks from some of the older generation.
3. get a fair shake **得到公平待遇
解 习语;词义溯源:得到[公平待遇(fair shake)];参照give sb. a fair shake
例 Without a lawyer, Song Ying, I'm afraid you won't get a fair shake. Please reconsider your
4. get 〔have〕 a free hand with sth. / get 〔have〕 a free hand **全权负责
解 习语;词义溯源:得到对某事物的[自由裁决权(free hand)];参照give sb. a
free hand with sth.
例 Before you get a free hand, you'll have to prove you know what you're doing and can be
trusted. That won't happen as fast as you would like it to because we have to be absolutely sure of
you.
5. get 〔have〕 a grasp of sth. **理解,掌握,领会
解 习语;词义溯源:得到对某事物的[理解、掌握、领会(grasp)];这里的grasp多
数情况下与good,sound,solid等形容词连用;参照give sb. a grasp of sth.
例 Computers in the classroom are
helping7 students these days to get a grasp of math and
sciences at a much earlier age—and in a fun way. Through exciting games, educational computer
programs teach without the child ever realizing he's being taught!
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