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（上接
第一部分
）
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6.
back somebody up
: to support
someone by saying that you agree with them or by giving information that shows
they are right
例：
It's time to back up your words with deeds.
（現(xiàn)在是你實(shí)踐諾言（用實(shí)際行動(dòng)支持你說(shuō)過(guò)的話）的時(shí)候了。）
I was relying on you to back me up, why
didn't you?
（我全仰仗你支持我，你干嘛還反對(duì)我？）
Eventually, after my impassioned pleas,
backed up by my mother, Dad agreed to let me go to the concert.
（我苦苦哀求加上老媽的鼎力支持，老爸終于同意讓我去看演唱會(huì)了。）
再看個(gè)《老友記》中
S01E06
的例子：
情境：
Chandler
看上了一個(gè)姑娘，
Rachel
鼓勵(lì)他去追?？纯?
Chandler
有什么反應(yīng)。
Rachel: Oh, come on. She's a person, you
can do it!
Chandler: Oh please, could she be more out
of my league? Ross, back me up here.
Ross: He could never get a woman like that
in a million years.
Chandler: Thank you, buddy.
大意
：
Rachel:
哥們，她也就是個(gè)“人”而已，你可以的！
Chandler:
得了吧，我能配得上她？羅斯，說(shuō)點(diǎn)什么挺我一下。
Ross:
他永遠(yuǎn)永遠(yuǎn)都不可能跟這么個(gè)美女在一起。
Chandler:
謝了哥們！
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7.
be on somebody's side
: to support
one person or group against another in an argument, war etc.
例：
Why did you keep agreeing with them? I
thought you were on my side.
（你干嘛一直附和他們？我以為你是支持我的。）
With most of the newspapers on their side,
they have a good chance of winning the election.
（大部分輿論倒向他們那邊，他們有很大機(jī)會(huì)贏得競(jìng)選。）
Whose side are you on, anyway?
（你到底支持哪邊？）
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8.
side with
: to support one person
or group against another in an argument, especially in a way that seems unfair
例：
Why do you always side with Lucy?
（你為什么一直支持露西？）
They betrayed their country and sided with
their enemy.
（他們叛國(guó)投敵。）
side with somebody against somebody
His father sided with his mother against
him.
（他父親與母親站在同一陣線，一起反對(duì)他。）
You wouldn't expect the union to side with
the employers against their own members, would you?
（你總不會(huì)希望工會(huì)站在雇主這邊跟自己的會(huì)員對(duì)著干吧？）
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9.
take sides
: to support one of the
two sides in an argument when it would be fairer not to support either of them
例：
I don't mind you two arguing, but don't ask
me to take sides.
（你們倆愛(ài)吵就吵吧，別問(wèn)我站在誰(shuí)那邊?。?
You are both my friends, so I don't want to
take sides.
（你們倆都是我的朋友，我不想偏向任何一邊。）
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10.
be with
: if you are with someone,
you agree with what they are trying to do, and you are willing to help them
例：
We need people now for the anti-government
march. Are you with us or against us?
（我們現(xiàn)在需要人手參加反政府游行。你支持我們，還是反對(duì)我們？）
看個(gè)《老友記》中
S01E09
的例子：
情境：
Rachel
和老板
Terry
講話。
Terry:
Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart. You're a terrible, terrible waitress. Really,
really awful.
Rachel: Okay, I, I hear what you're saying.
I'm with
you
. Um, but I, but I'm trying really hard.
大意：
Terry
：啊親愛(ài)的瑞秋，你是個(gè)相當(dāng)相當(dāng)糟糕的服務(wù)生，太糟太糟了……
Rachel
：呃，我聽(tīng)到了，我也同意你的說(shuō)法。但是我、我已經(jīng)很努力啦。
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11.
be in favour of
: to support a
plan or suggestion because you think it is a good idea
備注：
''be in
favour of''
常見(jiàn)于英式英語(yǔ)，美式英語(yǔ)常作
''be
in favor of''
。
例：
Most UN delegates are in favor of the new
peace plan.
（大部分聯(lián)合國(guó)代表都支持這個(gè)新的和平計(jì)劃。）
be in favor of doing something
Some teachers were in favor of retaining
the existing system.
（一些老師贊成保留現(xiàn)有的系統(tǒng)。）
be all in favor of something
(=completely agree with)
（備注：常用于口語(yǔ)中。）
I'm all in favor of people having smaller
cars.
（我完全贊成人們使用小排量汽車(chē)。）
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