迷你对话学地道口语第864期:求宠于,巴结,讨好

 　　第一， 迷你对话

　　A : Have you someone to buddy¹ up to?

　　你需要讨好什么人吗？

　　B: If there’s anyone, he must be upper notch². I am actually on good terms with some of the upper notches³.

　　说要有，就是我的上级领导了。说实话，我跟领导关系不错。

　　A: I see. And I understand that. it’s one of those things that you’ll have to do.

　　我知道，我也能理解你不得不做的 那些事情。

　　第二， 地道表达

　　buddy up to

　　1. 解词释义

　　Buddy在美语中是“密友”的意思，在这里用作动词，意思则为“如好友般交往”，up则是表示交往的对方地位很高。Buddy up to的意思便为“巴结，讨好”“拍马屁”“求宠于……”等意思。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. She tried to buddy up to the director, in the hope of getting promotion⁴.

　　她竭力巴结主任希望得到提升。

　　e.g. She buddies⁵ up to him by agreeing with everything he says.

　　她巴结他, 他说什么话她都同意。

　　e.g. He buddies up to the President for the sake of making himself important.

　　他是一心巴结总统以免好让自己向上爬。

　　第三， 词海拾贝

　　on good terms with：与……关系好

　　e.g. Get someone who is on good terms with him to try and persuade him.

　　找一个跟他说得来的人去动员他。

　　e.g. The cruel wolf growing old, formed the gentle resolution of living on good terms with the shepherds.

　　这只渐渐衰老的恶狼决心改邪归正，同牧羊人融洽相处。

　　e.g. I've been on good terms with Stephen ever since he married my sister.

　　自从斯蒂芬取了我妹妹后，我一直同他关系很好。

　　e.g. He is on good terms with Lao Li and takes what he says to heart.

　　他和老李很要好，对他的话是重视的。

　　第四， 语法点拨

　　It’s one of those things that you’ll have to do.

　　解析：此句式一个含有定语从句的复合句。主句是it is one of those things，从句是that you will have to do。先行词是things，是不定代词表示物，那么在可以选择表示物的引导词中的which和that中只能选择用that。

1 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

2 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

3 notches   

n.（边缘或表面上的）V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 )；刻痕；水平；等级

参考例句：

• The Indians cut notches on a stick to keep count of numbers. 印第安人在棒上刻V形凹痕用来计数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shot. 他们每杀一个人就在枪托上刻下一个V形记号。 来自辞典例句

4 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

5 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句