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【Exercise】IIII我打算一次性把這件事徹底搞清楚。
【Translation 1】we intend that we should set the matter at rest once and for all.
【Translation 2】we intend we set the matter at rest once and for all.
【Translation 3】It is intended that we should set the matter at rest once and for all.
【Translation 4】 It is intended that we set the matter at rest once and for all.
【點評】
1 短語的使用：once and for all 意為：一勞永逸，永遠地。剛才我把這個短語進行了2個連讀和一個濁化，讀作['wʌnzəfɔ:'rɔ:l] 。這個就鍛煉大家的聽力了。He will explain it fully once and for all. 他將把它充分地解釋一次就此了結。I'll finish the affair once and for all. And face to face. Not by letter.我將徹底了斷這件事，當面地而不是通過書信來解決。Let's get this problem right once and for all.咱們把這個問題徹底弄清楚吧。大家從例句中聽出了once for all這個連讀了嗎？
我們如果表達“ 使某事得到徹底的解決”呢?我想大家可能會想到這樣這樣的表達方式：solve the problem thoroughly , solve the problem completely. 但是還有更好的短語，它是什么呢？它是：set something at rest. This question has been set at rest. 這個問題已經得到解決。【備注】注意在這里set at rest，我在這里進行了一個連讀，一個濁化和一個省略，讀作['sedæ(t)'rest]。The finding of the body of the man who has been missing for a month has set at rest the question of his fate. 那個失蹤一個月的人的尸體被發(fā)現(xiàn)后，有關他命運的問題就得到解決。
Set something at rest 除了“徹底解決”這個意思，還有“消除”的意思。What she said set at rest all our fears about his safety. 她的話完全消除了我們對他安全的憂慮。Doubts were set at rest. 疑慮頓消。That set all my doubts at rest. 這消除了我的一切懷疑。
Set at rest 還有“使安心”，“使放心”的意思。我們常見到的是在set這個動詞后面加上mind, heart，即：set one's mind at , set one's heart at rest.You should set your mind at rest. 你就放心好了。Her words set my mind at rest. 她的話使我放心了。She was set at rest by learning that her husband had been saved. 聽說她的丈夫獲救，這才使她放心下來。To see you come back safely ,we set our heart at rest. 見您平安歸來，我們感到放心了。Please phone David and tell him that his missing wallet has been found, so set his mind at rest. 請打個電話給David，告訴他遺失的錢包找到了，讓他放心！As soon as you hear that your father is out of danger, do let me know, which will set my mind at rest. 一聽到你父親脫險的消息，請一定要立即告訴我，以免我掛念。
【喇叭】
once for all 和set something at rest 這兩個短語在英語專業(yè)考級作文中是可以加分的，大家注意使用。從以上的例句中大家聽出了set at rest這個短語的連讀了嗎？還有set one's mind at rest , 還有set ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ ａｔ ｒｅｓｔ這些連讀了嗎？
