相似英语词汇辨析(26)Be off,to be off

时间:2014-06-05 11:08:15

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  26 Be off,to be off
  这两个短语的涵义并不相同。
  Be off!的意思是“走开!”、“滚开!”,相当于英语的Be gone!或Get away!例:
  Be off! you wretch!
  滚开!你这个卑鄙的家伙!
  Be off! or I'll call the police.
  你出去,否则我要报警啦。
  Be off!亦可写作 Be off with you!或 Off with you!这三种形式可互换使用。
  To be off的涵义较多,有“离去”、“出发”、“脱离”、“暂停”、“中断”、“取消”等义。例:
  I must be off.(=I must leave now.)
  我该走了。
  We are off!(=Off we go!)
  我们出发了!
  值得注意的是,We are off!和Off we go!可根据不同的场合和上下文,表达不同的时间概念。它们能表示We have started、We are starting和We are about to start等义。同样,They are off to Macau根据不同的场合,可分别译作:“他们已去澳门”、“他们正在动身去澳门”和“他们将要去澳门”。
  Her shoes are off!
  她把鞋脱了!
  The electricity(water or gas)is off!
  断电(水或煤气)啦!
  Their engagement is off.
  他们的婚约取消了。
  除上列各义外,to be off还可用以表述下列意思:
  We are off every Wednesday.
  我们每星期三休息。
  She sounds off on the telephone.
  谈电话时她有点不客气/不自然/不对劲。
  All books have 20% off.
  所有的书籍均八折出售。
  This fish is slightly off.
  这鱼有点不新鲜。
  The motor is off.  马达停了。
  To be off 还可用在某些固定的说法里。如:
  to be off with the old love and on with the new(另找新欢)

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