英语常用词疑难用法:(get) along与 (go) along

英语作文    发布时间:2024-12-10  
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get along与go along

这两个短语相似,但意义有所不同。

1. go along 原本的意义

go along原来的意义是“前往(已知的某处)”(瞬间体的第四类动词)。

例如:

  • I went along to the meeting. 我前往开会去。

  • You should go along and have a look. 你应该去瞧一下。

2. go along 的另一种含义

go along也可以指“继续进行本来正在做的事情”(延续体的第二类动词)。

例如:

  • Learning how to become a parent takes time. It's a skill you learn as you go along. 学习如何当父母,是要费时间的。这是一种边干边学的本领。

  • It's fine to ask questions as we go along, but it's better if you wait until we have finished. 我们边谈,大家也可以边提问题,不过最好等到我们谈完之后再问。

3. go along 表示“进行得如何”

当主语是事情而不是人时,go along(延续体的第二类动词)表示“进行得如何”(必须有副词表示“如何”)。

例如:

  • My life is going along nicely. 我的日子过得很好。

4. go along 表示“同意或接受”

go along还可以表示“同意或接受(某一已知的主张)”、“答应(某一已知的要求)”(瞬间体的第四类动词)。

例如:

  • The agreement will make them the highest paid pilots in the industry, if union members go along. 按照协议,只要工会会员们答应,他们会成为本行业工资最高的飞行员。

  • He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons. 他之所以答应,仅仅是为了两个孙子着想。

通常只需说go along即可,但也可以加上with...,说明“同意什么”。

例如:

  • The president has announced a plan to cut taxes, and Congress is likely to go along with it. 总统宣布了一项减税计划,国会大概会同意。

如果不是自己“同意”或“接受”,而是“使得”别人同意或接受,就可以说bring somebody along (with)。

例如:

  • to bring France and other Security Council members along with the resolution 使法国和安理会其他理事国接受这个决议草案。

5. come along 的区别

与go along不同,come along只有(非预料中的)“前来”与“发生”的意义(都是属于瞬间体的第四类动词),也可以表示事情迄今“顺利进行中”(属于延续体的第二类动词),但没有“同意”、“接受”的意义。

例如:

  • It was lucky you came along. 幸亏你来了。

  • She always thinks some guy is going to come along and fix her life. 她总是觉得,会碰上一个小伙子,安排好她的一生。

  • Pentagon spokesman Williams says the talks are coming along quite well. 五角大楼发言人威廉斯说,谈判进展良好。

此外,come along还可以用于催促。

例如:

  • Come along. No sense in your standing around. 走吧。你呆在这里没什么意思。

6. get along 的意义

与go along不同,get along的意义主要是“相处融洽”(延续体的第二类动词),而go along则偏向一时的“同意”、“接受”、“答应”。

例如:

  • They had always gotten along, even when they sparred. 他们即使争吵,也总是相处得不错。

  • My kids and their cousins really get along with each other. 我的孩子们同他们的表兄弟相处得很不错。

  • It is impossible to get along with him. 同他无法相处。

  • There you have to go along to get along. 在那里,要随和将就,才能搞好关系。

7. get along 表示“过正常日子”

如果不涉及与他人的关系,get along表示“过正常日子”(也是延续体的第二类动词)。

例如:

  • You can't get along without water. 没有水是没法过的。