PETS－2语法讲解(260)

Let's get it over with.
　　对话
　　Charlotte: Come on, let's go.
　　Imogen: I'm not going to enjoy this.
　　Charlotte: Don't be such a misery, exercise is good for you.
　　Imogen: Going to the gym is not my idea of fun.
　　Charlotte: But think what it'll do for your figure.
　　Imogen: OK, let's get it over with as fast as we can and then we'll have some real fun.
　　夏乐蒂：来吧，我们去吧。
　　伊莫金：我真不喜欢这玩意。
　　夏乐蒂：别这么多怨言了，运动对你有益。
　　伊莫金：上健身馆，我认为并不有趣。
　　夏乐蒂：但别忘记这对你的身材有多大好处。
　　伊莫金：好吧，我们尽快把这苦差事 了结，然后真真正正享受一下。
　　Get something over或get something over with是‘把不愉快但不得不做的事了结’；要加强语气，可说get something over and done with，例如：I want to get this donkey work over (and done with) as quickly as possible（我想把这单调的苦差尽快做完）。Donkey work直译是‘驴子的工作’，一般指枯燥的差事。Legal translation is donkey work即‘法律翻译是沉闷的苦差事’。
　　留意over and done with四字也可以独立使用，意思是‘完结’，例如：The whole thing is over and done with now（整件事现在已经完结）。Have done with something/somebody则是‘做完了某事’或‘和某人/某事再无关系’，例如：(1) When you have done with the computer, could I use it?（你用完计算机之后，给我用好吗？）(2) She had done with drugs/her drug-addicted brother（她已经戒了毒/她和那个吸毒的弟弟已经断绝来往）。
　　有时，你会听见人说Have done!那不是‘已经做好了’的意思，而是叫人‘停止’、‘住手’，等于Stop!例如："Your father was photographed dancing with his mistress." "John, have done!"（‘你父亲和情妇跳舞的时候，被拍了照片。’‘约翰，不要再说了。’）
　　最后不妨谈谈Don't be such a misery一语。Misery一般是指‘痛苦’或‘悲惨’，但俗语也常用来说‘老是抱怨的人’或‘很难取悦的人’，例如：He is such a misery - he is always complaining about this and that（他这个人很麻烦，事事都不满，事事都抱怨）。