(上接
第一部分
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英文里的“结束”、“完成一件事”还能怎么表达,我们来看看。
1.
finish off/finish up
: to complete
an event, performance, piece of work etc. by doing one final thing that is
necessary or suitable
例:
Please finish off now. The test will end in
three minutes.
(请准备停笔,考试三分钟后结束。)
You can finish up the puzzle tomorrow
morning. It's time for bed now.
(明天再玩拼图吧,现在该睡觉了。)
finish off/up something by doing
something
We finished off our vacation by spending
two days in Santa Fe.
(我们假期最后一个去的地方是圣达非,在那儿呆了两天。)
finish off/up something with something
Dan finished up his act with a joke about
the Vice-President.
(丹的表演快结束的时候,讲了一个有关副总统的笑话。)
2.
finish/end
:
例:
Have you finished your homework?
(你作业做完了吗?)
The builders say they should have finished
by Friday.
(建筑工人说他们必须周五前完工。)
When Sir George finished his speech there
was a moment's silence.
(乔治先生发表完演讲后,大家沉默了一会儿。)
finish/end something by doing something
The priest ended the service by saying a
short prayer.
(牧师最后做了个简短的祈祷。)
finish/end something with something
She ended her recital with an old French
song.
(她的独唱会最后以一首法语老歌结束。)
3.
wrap something up
: to finish
something successfully - used especially about agreements or sports
competitions
备注:
''wrap
something up''
常用于非正式的场合。
例:
Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap
up the deal.
(谈判人员周五会晤解决这件事。)
Liverpool had several chances to wrap up
the game.
(这场比赛中,利物浦有几个机会完美收官的。)
We're hoping to wrap up the negotiations
this week.
(我们希望这周内能协商出个结果来。)
4.
get it over with/get it over and done with
: to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and
you can stop worrying about it
例:
Let's go and do the shopping now and get it
over with.
(我们现在去买东西,买完就得了。)
Just tell him how you feel and get it over
and done with.
(就告诉他你是怎么想的,完后你就可以解脱了。)
5.
be done/be through
: if you are
done, you have finished - used especially when other people are waiting for you
备注:
''be
done/be through''
常用于非正式的场合。
例:
We're nearly done.
(我们马上就好了。)
We should be through in half an hour.
(我们应该在半小时内做完。)
6.
be through with something/be done with something
: to have finished using something - used especially when other
people are waiting to use it
备注:
''be
through with something/be done with something''
常用于非正式的场合。
例:
I'm done with the file.
(这份文件我已经弄好了。)
I'll let you know when I'm through with it.
(我做完会跟你说的。)
7.
tie up the loose ends
: to finish
dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished
例:
''Is the talk ready?'' ''I just need to tie up a few loose ends.''
(
-
这个谈话准备好了吗?
-
只剩一些收尾工作了。)
I need to tie up a few loose ends before I
go on vacation.
(去度假前,我还要再做几件事。)
We've nearly finished, but there are still
a few loose ends to be tied up.
(我们快好了,只有一点收尾工作了。)