相信大家上中學(xué)時英語課都學(xué)過''He
finally set up his own business.'' 這樣的句子。set up這個詞最常見的意思就是“建立、創(chuàng)建”。但大多數(shù)人對于set up合在一起寫的setup好像卻不太了解。今天我們一起來學(xué)習(xí)一下。
先來看一段美劇《老爸老媽浪漫史》S01E08的一個場景：
情境：Lily原先住的公寓變成了一家中餐館，她只好搬到男朋友Marshall那兒一起住，Marshall shares the apartment
with his friend, Ted.（Marshall跟Ted一起住）。他們仨是多年的好朋友，第一次住在一個屋檐下，三人都很開心。早上，他們愜意地喝著咖啡。
Ted: Ah, this will be nice, the three of us
living together. I think it's a good setup.（這樣的組合可真不錯！）
(after taking a sip of coffee)
Ted: Man, this coffee's great. It's really
great. Too great.
（喝了一口咖啡，Ted隱約覺得不對，怎么今天的咖啡這么好喝？他那個叫Shocky的老咖啡機是又愛震又有銹味的?。。?/span>
(Ted puts down his coffee cup, runs to
kitchen and sees a different coffeemaker)
Ted: What happened to Shocky?
(Ted notices Shocky in trash can and gasps)
(Ted carries new coffeemaker into living
room)
（Ted到廚房一看，自己的老咖啡機被扔在垃圾桶里！天吶！他拿著新咖啡機到客廳質(zhì)問他們。）
Ted: What's this?
Lily: My coffeemaker from my apartment.
Makes great coffee, right? 我家里的咖啡機煮的咖啡不錯吧。
Ted: Yeah, definitely. I mean, so does
Shocky.
（Marshall插話說早上用Shocky煮咖啡，還在睡的都能被它震醒。）
Ted: No. You gotta admit, that shock, wakes
you up in the morning
Marshall: You know what else wakes you up
in the morning? Coffee.
Ted: That's great. You're right. Roomies! I
love it.
最后Ted拿著咖啡機悻悻地回廚房了，剛剛還覺得''it's a good
setup''，轉(zhuǎn)眼間因為自己的老咖啡機Shocky被Lily換掉，他瞬間覺得''They are edging me out.''（他們杯葛我）
setup也可以寫作set-up，在劇中的意思是：the way something is
organized or arranged 整個計劃/安排/組織
又如：
Instead of the usual/traditional
classroom setup, our desks were in a circle.
（我們把教室的布局變了一下，把課桌圍成一圈。）
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來看看setup其他意思：
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1. a dishonest plan that is intended
to trick you陷阱（口語用法）
例：
How do you know this isn't a setup? （你怎么知道這不是陷阱？）
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2. the act of organizing
something new, such as a business or a computer system （商業(yè)/電腦系統(tǒng)的）創(chuàng)建系統(tǒng)/組織
例：
Trained technicians can help with
installation and setup. （技術(shù)員有培訓(xùn)，他們會幫你安裝好、把系統(tǒng)建好。）
What's the setup like in your company? （你們公司的結(jié)構(gòu)是怎樣的？）
I've only been here for a couple of weeks
and don't really know the setup.（我才剛來兩周，還不大了解這里的組織結(jié)構(gòu)。）
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3. several pieces of equipment that work together in a
system 一套設(shè)備
例：
If you're serious about photography, you'll
need your own darkroom setup.（如果你想潛心攝影，你得有自己的暗室設(shè)備。）
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