go 是一个非常常见的不及物动词,跟生活息息相关,它对应的短语动词不计其数,是一个不得不重点学习的动词,其中 go on 的用法也非常丰富。
一、意为“(演员)上场,出场”,例如: The actor went on TV to help raise money for the charity.这位演员上电视为慈善事业筹款。 二、意为“(灯)亮;通(电);开始运行“,例如: The spotlights go on automatically when an intruder is detected in the garden.当在花园里发现有入侵者时,聚光灯自动亮起。 三、意为”流逝;过去“,通常指时间,例如: The temperature will fall as the day goes on.随着时间的流逝,气温会下降。
四、意为”发生“,例如: This war has been going on for years.这场战争已经持续多年了。 五、意为”继续下去,持续“,通常指情况或形势,例如:How much longer will this hot weather go on for? 这样炎热的天气还会持续多久? 六、意为”继续说“,通常指短暂停顿后,例如: She paused to have a sip of coffee and then went on with her account of the accident.她停下来喝了一口咖啡,然后继续讲述事故的经过。
七、意为”来吧“,通常用于鼓励,例如: Go on, have another drink.来吧,再喝一杯。 八、go on (ahead) 意为”先走一步;先行“,例如: You go on ahead─I'll catch you up in a few minutes. 你先走一步,我一会儿就赶上来。 九、意为”以…为依据;根据…来判断“,例如: Without a witness, the police had nothing to go on.没有证人,警察就没什么可依据了。
十、go on (about sb/sth) 意为”唠叨;没完没了地抱怨“,例如: My date kept going on about his charity work, never even asking what I do for a living.我的约会对象一直在谈论他的慈善事业,甚至从来没有问过我是做什么工作的。 十一、go on (at sb) 意为”唠叨;数落;指责“,例如: I wish you would stop going on at me.我希望你不要再数落我了。 十二、go on doing sth 意为”不停地做某事“,例如:
I've found it hard to go on writing after receiving such negative reviews.在收到如此负面的评论后,我发现很难继续写作。 十三、go on to do sth 意为”接着做另一事“,通常指完成某事后,例如: The book goes on to describe his experiences in the army. 本书继而描述了他在部队的经历。 十四、go on to sth 意为”进而转入另外一件事;接着开始另一个项目“,例如: The winner of this match will go on to the third round.这场比赛的胜者将进入第三轮。