短语动词
英语学习中我们常常遇到大量短语动词,它们往往难以从字面意义上来判定其释义.我们只能通过实例和语言实践才能逐渐掌握常用的短语动词.短语动词在研究生英语入学考试中占有重要地位;阅读理解、完形填空和英译汉都涉及到短语动词.对短语动词含义的理解正确与否往往直接影响到对句子,乃至对段落的理解.
work on -- 加工,处理,从事,研究.
work out -- 通过努力达到,作成,定出,算出,研究出,制出.
Let them work out their own problems.
让他们解决他们自己的问题.
work out 强调 工作出结果,解决问题
Let us work on our project.
让我们继续搞我们的项目.
work on 强调继续工作
其它例子.
Chemists work on bamboo fabric development.
Scientists work on clay spray to help clean Arctic oil spills.
Apple Continuing Work on Mac OS X 10.5.2.
The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to work out the investment plan within a week.
Alice worked out a new hair style.
The engineers worked out a system for getting electricity to the factory
也要注意,有时不是短语动词.
He worked on the ship.(他曾在那艘船上工作)