12．More Two-word Verbs 又一些成語動詞

A: I hadn't finished telling you about two-word verbs, Bob.

B: Do I have to hear more? I'm not sure I can follow it.

A: Sure you can. This part is the most interesting.

B: Okay. Go ahead.

A: Well, here are sentences with two-word verbs with objects:

I can't get over

I can't get it over

I can't get over it

I can't get him over it

They all mean different things

B: Can you explain how they're different?

A: Each part or both parts of the two-word verb can have an object. The verb may have different meanings with different objects, or different arrangements of object. Is that clear? You look confused.

B: I'm not confused, I was just thinking.

Notes

Follow-understand

Get over 越過(如籬笆)

Get it over 解釋，講清楚

Get over it 從(驚嚇、疾病)恢復過來

Get him over it 使他忘卻(遺憾、悲傷)

A：鮑勃，關于成語動詞，我還沒有對你講完。

B：我還需要聽你講嗎？我不知道是否能理解。

A：你當然能理解。這一部分是最有意思的。

B：好，說吧。

A：嗯，下列這些句子里的成語動詞有賓語：

I can't get over

I can't get it over

I can't get over it

I can't get him over it

這些句子的意思都不相同。

B：你能否解釋一下怎么不同？

A：成語動詞的每個部分或兩個部分可以有一個賓語。動詞加上不同的賓語或賓語的不同組合，就可以有不同的含意。清楚了嗎？你好像弄糊涂了。

B：我沒有糊涂。我只是在思考。