高考必背英语词汇讲座 T

1、take a chair, take the chair
　　take a chair是"拿一把椅子" 坐一会儿"的意思。例如：He has just taken a chair into the room.他刚才拿了一把椅子进了房间。Won't you take a chair?你请坐一会儿，好吗？
　　take the chair是一个习惯用语，表示"担任主席，主持会议"的意思当然，在一定场合，它也可以表示"拿（这）把椅子"的意思。例如：We hope you will be so kind as to take the chair.希望你会乐意主持这次会议。Who took the chair at the conference?那次会议谁担任主席？Please take the chair out.请把这把椅子搬出去。 　
2、take...as, take...for
　　这两个关联短语都是指"把...看作，把...当作"的意思，但含义有所不同。
　　take...as是一般地看待某人或某物，相当于regard...as。例如：They take us as little kids who count for nothing.他们把我们看作是无足轻重的孩子。We mustn't take success and failure as a personal matter.我们不应当把成败看作是个人的事。
　　take...for有把某物或者人错看成或错当成的含义。例如：At first they took him for a foreigner. Several months later, they came to know he is a true Chinese.开始他们都把他当成外国人，几个月后，他们才知道他是一个真正的中国人。Do you take me for a fool who believes that tale?你是不是把我看成个傻瓜，以为我竟会相信那种谎言？