Grammar:Get

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【明報專訊】Bill had a bad time at school. He was bullied by Eason and some of his classmates.

Dr Panda: You look overwhelmed. Is there something troubling you?

Bill: I can't get along with my classmates.

Dr Panda: Why would you say that? What happened?

Bill: They have been mocking me for the whole day because I tripped and fell while I was walking into the classroom this morning. I got out of the classroom immediately.

Dr Panda: That's bad. Did you get hurt?

Bill: Fortunately I only scraped my knee. It is not a big deal.

Dr Panda: Glad to hear that.

Bill: I want to get rid of the classmates, get rid of school, gossip and everything.

Dr Panda: It is so childish of them. Don't worry, they will forget this in a few days.

Bill: I hope so. I was so embarrassed today so I got off right after the school bell had rung.

Dr Panda: Poor you. Didn't you say that you wished to get around to being acquainted with your classmates? It must be a terrible day for you.

Bill: Very terrible, indeed. I think I don't have the motivation to finish my homework today. I need some video games to relieve my stress.

■English highway﹕

When some verbs are accompanied by adverbs or prepositions, they usually give up very different meanings. Take ''get'' as an example :

Get along

e.g. MoMo is getting along with her roommate after nights of chatting with each other.

Get out

e.g. Get out of the restaurant or I will call the police!

Get off

e.g. He always works overtime and he never knows when he can get off from work.

Get around to

e.g. I spent years studying physics and finally I can get around to making a new scientific breakthrough.

■Gear up

Fill in the blanks with correct answer.

A. get out

B. got around to

C. get along

1. Bill is loath to _____ of bed on cold mornings.

2. Eason is hard to ______ with.

3. Pat finally ______ reading this book.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

mock (v) 嘲笑

childish (adj) 幼稚

motivation (n) 動力

relieve (v) 緩解

[Smarties' Power English 第323期]

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