短语动词(phrasal verb)是动词 + particle(小品词,比如 on、off、up),像 turn on 和 pick up。两个词合在一起表示一个意思。
动词 + 小品词
Turn on your computer.
Pick up that bag.
试一试: Woman: The baby wants to see the birds. Man: Okay. I'll ___ her up. 选出那个男人会说的话。 (put / pick / set) 答案: pick — 宝宝想看鸟,所以他要把她抱起来:pick her up。
有些可以拆开
有些短语动词可以拆开。宾语可以放在两个词后面,也可以放在中间:turn off the phone 或 turn the phone off。
Turn off the phone.
Turn the phone off.
试一试: Woman: The pizza is ready. Man: Great. Can you ___ the oven off? 选出那个男人会说的话。 (look / turn / run) 答案: turn — 披萨好了,所以要把烤箱关掉:turn the oven off。
it 和 them 放在中间
宾语是 it 或 them 时,把它放在中间:turn it off,不说 turn off it。
Turn it off.
Put them on.
Not "Turn off it." — say "Turn it off.". it 和 them 放在中间。
试一试: Woman: The kids' shoes are all over the floor. Man: Sorry! I'll ___ now. 选出那个男人会说的话。 (pick up them / put them on / pick them up) 答案: pick them up — 鞋子在地上,而 them 要放在中间:pick them up。
有些从来不拆开
有些短语动词从来不拆开:look for it,run out of it。宾语总是放在最后。
Where are my keys? I'm looking for them.
We never run out of coffee.
试一试: Man: There's no milk in the refrigerator. Woman: Really? Did we ___? 选出那位女士会说的话。 (run it out of / run out of it / put it on) 答案: run out of it — 牛奶没有了,而 run out of 从来不拆开:run out of it。
try it on、fill it out:复习
有两个你已经学过了:try it on 和 fill it out。这里的 it 也是放在中间。
Can I try it on?
Please fill it out.
试一试: Man: What do I do with this form? Woman: You need to ___ and give it to the man at the desk. 选出那位女士会说的话。 (fill it out / set it up / fill out it) 答案: fill it out — 他要在表格上写字,而 it 放在中间:fill it out。
能不能拆开?
turn on、turn off、put on、take off、pick up 和 set up 可以拆开。look for 和 run out of 从来不拆开。
Put it on.
Look for it.
试一试: Man: I have a new computer, but I don't know how to start it. Woman: I can ___ for you. 选出那位女士会说的话。 (set up it / look for it / set it up) 答案: set it up — 她要帮他把新电脑弄好,而 set up 可以拆开:set it up。