让名词“动”起来.doc

让名词“动”起来
　　有些名词如book，table，hand，flag，water大家最为熟悉不过，但native speaker经常把它们当作动词用。笔者根据自己在教学和阅读中所碰到的情况，列举一组名词用作动词的突出现象，以供参考。
　　bridge n. 桥梁；桥牌/v. 连接，沟通（to connect）
　　Parents are trying to bridge the generation gap with their children.
　　父母都在设法弥合儿女的代沟。
　　These tax reforms attempt to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
　　这些税收改革旨在弥合贫富之间的差距。
　　book n. 书本/v. 预订座位、票、旅馆房间等，警方登记为指控之用
　　Mr. Chen has booked a room at a hotel.
　　The police booked him for drunken driving.
　　Yesterday he booked a flight to Japan.
　　cap n. 便帽/v. ?s束或制止
　　The new law has capped the crabbing season in our area.
　　新法律限制了该地区铺螃的时节。
　　club n. 俱乐部，高尔夫球棒/v. 用棍棒打
　　The police clubbed a path through the crowd.
　　The boy clubbed the bird’s nest with a long stick.
　　chair n. 椅子/v. 担任主席
　　She will chair the maths department next term.
　　下学期她将担任数学系主任。
　　corner n. 角落、角壁/v. 将某人逼入困境或令人无地自容
　　He has been cornered by his best friend.
　　Finally the escaped criminal was cornered.
　　那名逃犯最终走投无路了。
　　dog n. 狗/v. 尾随某人，困扰某人或某事
　　He was dogged wherever he went.
　　He is dogged by ill-health.
　　doctor n. 医生/v. 窜改，对……做手脚
　　They were charged with doctoring the election results.
　　He tried to doctor the number before tax time.
　　duck n. 鸭子/v. 逃避，躲避，回避
　　The man ducked behind the crowd as soon as he had spoken.
　　那人话一讲完就躲到人群后面去了。
　　distance n. 距离/v. 冷淡，疏远
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