本篇重點摘要:
1 go on + 某種活動:
持續與發生,表示事情繼續、發生,或鼓勵對方「繼續往下說」。
- Please go on with your story.(請繼續說你的故事。)
- What’s going on?(發生什麼事?)
- The party went on until late at night.(派對一直持續到深夜。)
2 go to + 地方(名詞):
前往或開始,講「去某地」或「去做某件例行事」。
- I need to go to the bank.(我得去銀行。)
- She goes to school by bus.(她搭公車上學。)
- We’re going to the movies tonight.(我們今晚要去看電影。)
3 go for:
追求與選擇,表「選擇…/追求…/嘗試…」。
- Go for it!(勇敢嘗試看看!)
- He’s going for a promotion.(他在爭取升職。)
- I think I’ll go for the chicken dish.(我決定點雞肉餐。)
4 表出門、離開、外出...等具體動作:
go out 出門、出發、約會、外出、出去(約會、聚會等)
go around 走來走去、流傳、足夠供應
go home 回家
go away 走開、離開、消失
go abroad 前往國外
- I'm going out for dinner with some friends tonight.(我今晚要和一些朋友出去吃飯。)
- There's not enough food to go around for everyone. ( 沒有足夠的食物供每個人享用。)
- It's getting late, I should go home.(已經很晚了,我應該回家了。)
- Please go away and leave me alone. (請走開讓我一個人靜一靜。)
- I'm planning to go abroad next year to study.(我打算明年出國留學。)
→ 談「離開當下位置或範圍」就用以上動詞短語。
5 推進或啟動:
go ahead:前進、繼續、開始
- Go ahead and start the meeting without me. (開會時可以不用等我。)
6 經歷過程:
go through 描述身體經歷的過程,或經歷某些情緒或感受。
- I had to go through a lot of red tape to get that permit. (我得經歷許多繁文縟節才能拿到那個許可證。)
- She's going through menopause right now. (她現在正在經歷更年期。)
- He went through a period of depression after he lost his job. (他在失去工作後經歷了一段抑鬱期。)
- I went through a period of uncertainty and anxiety when I was deciding whether to take the job. (當我在決定是否要接受這份工作時,我經歷了一段不確定和焦慮的時間。)
Go ahead; we are all ears.
開始說吧!我們正洗耳恭聽。
Al went through a major transformation during college.
艾爾在大學時期經歷了很大的轉變。
Leave me alone.
別管我。
Nick can’t wait to leave work and go home.
尼克等不及要下班回家了。
Sam went to bed late last night and is tired today.
山姆昨晚很晚才去睡覺,所以今天很累。
At least five hundred people showed up for the rally.
至少有 500 人出席該集會。
Renee was sick, so she went to the doctor.
芮妮生病了,所以她去看醫生。
Brenda has a master’s degree in history.
布蘭達有歷史學的碩士學位。
I’m going to stay here for a long period of time.
我將在這裡待上一段很長的時間。
The alarm clock went off at seven.
鬧鐘在 7 點鐘響起。
Ted was late for work this morning because he didn’t hear the alarm clock going off.
泰德今天早上上班遲到,因為他沒有聽到鬧鐘響。
Scott fell asleep in the middle of the meeting.
史考特在開會中途睡著了。
The man left his wife when he found their marriage had gone stale.
這個男子發現跟太太的婚姻已變得索然無味時,便離她而去。
Frank doesn’t like his girlfriend to put on too much makeup.
法蘭克不喜歡他的女朋友畫太濃的妝。
It was so cold that Lucy put on her coat.
天氣太冷了,所以露西穿上外套。
The basketball star hasn't been seen in public for years.
這名籃球明星好幾年沒公開出現了。
Judy always gets mad when she doesn’t get her way, so she has no friends.
茱蒂在事不如她願時總是會生氣,所以她沒有朋友。
Everything is going well here.
這裡一切都進行得很順利。
I just don’t know where we went wrong.
我就是不知道我們到底哪裡出問題了。
Nobody seemed to know the truth.
似乎沒有人知道事實真相。
Annie always goes over her notes before she gives a speech.
安妮在發表演說前總會仔細查看她的筆記。
You’d better make sure (that) all the answers are correct.
你最好確認所有答案都是正確的。
Let’s see if we’re on the same page.
我們來看看是否達成了共識。
I hope we are on the same page about who should lead the project.
針對該由誰來領導這項計畫,我希望我們的看法一致。
Never do anything against the law.
千萬別做違法的事。
The TV screen went blank again.
電視螢幕又壞了。
Calvin was so nervous that he went blank while doing a presentation in front of the class.
卡文在全班面前報告時太緊張,因而腦袋一片空白。
Because of a poor investment, Billy went bankrupt.
由於投資不當,比利破產了。
Tom’s younger brother went astray and became a
gangster.
湯姆的弟弟誤入歧途而變成了幫派分子。
The old man quit smoking at last.
這位老先生終於戒菸了。
You should quit smoking as soon as possible.
你應該儘快戒菸。
Shall we go Dutch?
我們各付各的好嗎?
The crowd went nuts when the baseball player hit another home run.
那名棒球選手再度擊出全壘打時,群眾都為之瘋狂。
The train arrived at the station on time.
火車準時到站。
Renee started to exercise three days ago.
芮妮 3 天前開始做運動。
Many businesses went broke during the Great Depression.
許多公司於經濟大蕭條期間都破產了。
Judging from Leo’s performance, many of us think he will surely win the championship.
從利歐的表現看來,我們很多人都認為他一定會贏得冠軍。
Within days, Sandy's blog about helping people in need went viral.
短短幾天內,珊蒂那個關於幫助貧困者的部落格在網路上迅速流傳。
The war is likely to go on for years.
這場戰爭很有可能將持續多年。
After cleaning the table, Jennifer went on to do the dishes.
珍妮佛清理桌子後,接著便洗碗筷。
I don't know what other people think, but I reckon we go for it.
我不知道別人怎麼想,但我認為我們應該盡力去爭取。
Roger went to the bakery to buy some bread.
羅傑去麵包店買些麵包。
We went aboard the ship at 6:00 this morning.
我們今早 6 點登船。
As time went by and I grew up, I learned to make decisions by myself.
隨著時間流逝我長大了,我學會了自己做決定。
The meeting time goes with my plans, so I can attend.
會議時間符合我的計畫,所以我可以參加。
The boss really went all out on the party.
老闆為了派對真是下了重本。