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Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the use of the word "get.”
大家好，本周《名师答疑》，我们回答关于get这个词的用法的问题。
Hello, I would like to know more about the use of the word “get.”
你好，我想知道更多关于get这个词的用法。
Over time I have realized that it is an important word used in different ways, but I would like a clearer and broader explanation about its use.
我逐渐意识到这是一个重要的词，有不同的用法，但我希望您能对它的用法做更清晰、更广泛的解释。
Could you explain more about this word, please?
请您多解释一下这个词，好吗？
Thank you very much.
非常感谢。
Regards, Mireya.
致以问候，米雷娅。
Thank you for writing, Mireya.
谢谢你的来信，米雷娅。
This is a good question.
这是一个很好的问题。
"Get” is the most common verb in any situation, and it is around the 40th most used word in the English language.
get在任何情况下都是最常用的动词，在英语中的使用频率排在第40位左右。
In speech, "get" is used almost once per minute on average.
在口语中，get平均每分钟就使用一次。
So, your interest in it is well placed.
所以，你对这个词感兴趣是很正常的。
VOA Learning English has explored “get” several times.
美国之音英语学习栏目曾多次探讨过get的用法。
In an earlier Ask a Teacher program we discussed the difference between “take” and “get.”
在早先的《名师答疑》节目中，我们讨论了take和get之间有何区别。
And in an earlier Everyday Grammar program we discussed that “get” can be used with the passive voice although it is rare.
在之前的《日常语法》节目中，我们讨论了get可以与被动语态连用，尽管这种情况很少见。
We also discussed many meanings of “get” in another Everyday Grammar program.
我们还在另一个《日常语法》节目中讨论了get的许多含义。
We shared that “get” has more than 50 uses, and it appears as part of at least 12 phrasal verbs or other expressions.
我们讲到，get有50多种用法，出现在至少12个动词短语或其他表达中。
In earlier programs, we discussed meanings of “get” such as understand, know, obtain, receive, feel, become, buy, fetch, location, and its use to express impatience or frustration.
在以前的节目中，我们讨论了get的各种含义，如了解、知道、获得、接收、感觉、成为、购买、获取、定位，以及它用来表达不耐烦或沮丧的用法。
As you can see, there is a lot to know about “get.”
可以看到，关于get有很多需要了解的东西。
Here is some additional information about the use of “get.”
这里补充了一些关于get用法的信息。
“Get” is extremely common in spoken language, but it is rare in written language.
get在口语中极为常见，但在书面语中却很少见。
Careful writers avoid “get” because it is usually informal.
细心的作家会避免使用get，因为它通常是非正式的。
“Get” is often used with subjects that are not living things.
get的主语通常是非生物。
This is important because most verbs in speech are used with animate, or live, subjects.
这一点很重要，因为口语中的大多数动词都与有生命的主语连用。
“Get” is the second most common verb used with “do” to demonstrate special importance or difference.
在强调重要性或区别时，get是与do连用的第二常见的动词。
For example: She finally did get better.
例如：她身体终于好一些了。
There is the structure “get” + adjective presented in the Everyday Grammar program.
这就是《日常语法》节目中出现的get+形容词的结构。
Adjectives used with “get” describe physical and mental changes.
与get连用的形容词描述身体和精神上的变化。
The most common adjective used with “get” is “worse.”
与get连用的最常见的形容词是“更糟”。
Other common adjectives include “older” and “better.”
其他常见的形容词还包括“更老的”和“更好的”。
In addition, “get” is often used with adjectives to describe an increasing amount.
此外，get经常与形容词连用来描述数量的增加。
The most often used phrases for this use are "get worse and worse" and "get bigger and bigger."
这种用法最常见的短语是"越来越差"和"越来越大"。
We should explain one final use of “get.”
我们还要解释一下get的最后一个用法。
Some words are used in a fixed series in English.
有些单词在英语中是以固定的顺序使用的。
“Get” is used in many fixed series of words in spoken English.
口语中的许多固定搭配中含有get，
They are:
比如：
I'm going to get
我要......
You’re going to get
你要......
I’ll have to get
我必须......
You can get a
你可以......
I haven’t got a
我还没有......
I haven’t gotten any
我什么都还没有......
You've got to
你必须......
If you’ve got a
如果你......
If you/I can get
如果你/我能......
get on with it
继续做
get rid of it
摆脱
got a bit of
有一点
I got one of them
我有其中一个
haven't got a clue
毫无头绪
Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Mireya.
请让我们知道这些解释是否有所帮助，米雷娅。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是本期《名师答疑》。
I’m Gena Bennett.
我是吉娜·本内特。
