THE PHRASAL VERBS 'THINK + ...'
Loans: think it over
Donีt just go cap in hand to the local bank manager
หัวข้อข่าววันนี้มีศัพท์สองคำ คำแรกเป็น กริยาวลี think somthing over สส่วนคำที่สองเป็นสำนวน to go cap in hand มาดูกริยาวลีในกลุ่ม think กันก่อน
กริยา าthinkำ นี้เมื่อเป็น phrasal verbs หรือกริยาวลี จะแตกความหมายออกมาได้หลายความหมาย เริ่มจากหัวข้อข่าว าthink something overำ หมายถึง to consider carefully before making a decision.
I would like to think his offer over; somehow Iีve got a feeling it is not as good as it sounds.
คำที่สอง ใช้ในสถานการณ์ที่เรา พยายามนึกถึงสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นในอดีต When you make an effort to remember things that happened to you in the past, we say you าthink backำ.
After realising he was lost in the jungle, the young man sat down and thought back to his experience as a Boy Scout.
แต่ถ้าใช้ความพยายามหาความคิดดี เราใช้ าthink upำ
When somebody thinks up a good idea, they produce it using mental effort.
This machine is as costly as it is versatile so we must think up a good reason to make the boss agree to the purchase.
ส่วน าthink something outำ ใช้เมื่อ When you think something out, such as a plan or a piece of writing, you prepare it carefully and consider all possible details.
I am very impressed with the training procedure; it is obviously well thought out.
แล้วก็มีสำนวน าcanีt hear yourself thinkำ; it explains the situation in which there is so much noise that you cannot give your attention to anything.
That department store was awful; there was so much noise in there that I could hardly hear myself think.
อีกสำนวนหนึ่งในหัวข้อข่าว คือ าto go cap in handำ. When you go to someone cap in hand, you ask them in a polite and sincere way because you are asking them for something, especially money or forgiveness.
I donีt want to go cap in hand to ask for forgiveness; I have not done anything wrong.
จะเห็นได้ว่า ความหมายของหัวข้อข่าว าLoans: think it over
Donีt just go cap in hand to the local bank managerำ คือ าLoans: consider it carefully. Donีt just go asking for it from the local bank manager.ำ
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Which sentences are wrong according to the explanations above?
1. It was such a very hectic day for me, I couldnีt hear myself think.
2. John walked slowly around the abandoned barnyard and thought back to his childhood days on the farm.
3. You must take off your hat and go inside the building cap in hand.
4. This essay has been so well thought out that every respect of the subject matter has been discussed carefully.
5. I have read all the reports of the accident but I need time to think it over carefully before making any conclusion about who might be guilty.
Highlight this line to discover answer:
1. Sentences no. 1 and 3 are wrong.
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