PETS-2語法講解 (253)

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I'd be delighted to put you up.
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    Dudley: Hello, this is Dudley Jones. Is that Mark Smith?
    Mark: Yes it is. Hello Dudley, nice to hear from you. How are things?
    Dudley: Fine thanks, how about you?
    Mark: Can't complain. What can I do for you?
    Dudley: Well, I wondered if you could do me a favor. I'm coming to London for a conference next week and I need a bed for the night.
    Mark: No problem, I'd be delighted to put you up. You know you're welcome any time.
    Dudley: Great, thanks a lot. That's very good of you.
    達(dá)德利:喂,我是達(dá)德利.瓊斯。你是馬可.史密斯嗎?
    馬可:不錯,喂,達(dá)德利,真高興接到你電話,最近好嗎?
    達(dá)德利:還好,謝謝。你也好嗎?
    馬可:一切都不錯。有什么貴干呢?
    達(dá)德利:嗯,不知道你可不可以幫幫忙。我下星期要來倫敦開會,晚上得找個地方下榻。
    馬可:沒問題,來舍下過夜好了,真是求之不得,我們隨時都?xì)g迎你。
    達(dá)德利:謝謝,你真好。
    馬可對朋友說:I'd be delighted to put you up 。Put up這動詞詞組,可以指 ‘為人提供膳宿’或 ‘在某處留宿’,例如:Rather than asking friends to put us up for the weekend, we put up at hostel.(我們不想麻煩朋友為我們安排周末的住宿,于是到旅舍下榻)。
    有些人為了招呼來訪的親友留宿,家里會購置打開即可做床的兩用沙發(fā),這種沙發(fā)就叫做put-you-up或put-you-up sofa/bed,例如:Why not stay the night with us? We have a put-you-up for you to sleep on.(為什么不在我們這里過夜呢?我們有一張兩用沙發(fā),可供睡覺)。To stay the night和to put up (somewhere) for the night一樣,都是‘過夜’的意思。
    留意You're welcome any time一語中的any time。 Any time是‘任何時間’或‘隨時’,也作at any time,例如:You can come (at) any time.(你隨時都可以來)。不用at的any time,往往合成一字,例如:You may use my other car anytime.(你隨時可以用我的另一輛車)。合成一字的寫法,在美國較為通用。
    此外,anytime或any time之后常用 — that子句(clause),但那that字一般會略去,例如:(1)I can see him anytime I want.(我什么時候想見他,就可以見到他)。(2)Any time you feel like going for a walk, call me.(你什么時候想去散步,就找我吧)。這兩句的anytime / any time,意思等于whenever,也都可以用whenever取代。