“Did you have trouble with your car this morning?” “Yes, but I finally managed ____.” A. to get starting it B. it to get started
C. to get it started D. getting started it(EPT)
我的教科书上说, get sth. done 是指让别人做某事, 例如, I must get my hair cut. (我该理发了。), He got his bicycle repaired. (他把自行车送去修理了。) 不知上题中的答案 to get it started 是否指让别人开动了汽车?
一般说来, get sth. done 可能有三种含义:
A. 让别人做某事：
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I am trying to get it published. (Yeats) 我竭力让它出版。
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I can't get the work done by anybody. 我找不到人来干这个工作。
B. 自己完成某事(或自己参与完成某事):
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The farmer got his planting done before the rains came. (ALD) 这位农民在雨季来临之前干完了他的种植工作。
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I can't get the car started. (LDCE) 我无法把汽车开动起来。
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Did you get the picture finished all right? (Wilde) 你顺利地完成了那幅画了吗?
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And our enemies will say, “See, she couldn’t get anything done!” (Hillary, Living History) 而政敌就会说:“看吧,她根本什么都做不了!”
看来,上面考题中的 to get it started 属于此种用法。
C. 遭遇某事：
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He got his wrist broken. (ALD) 他折断了手腕。
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I got my car smashed up in an accident. 在一次事故中我的汽车被撞坏了。
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He got his nose broken playing football. (Websters) 他踢足球时把鼻子碰坏了。
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I have got my bank involved too far already. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 我已经让我的银行陷得太深了。(《达·芬奇密码》)