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“...Hello everybody. Welcome back to Ecubed. Now, yesterday we had a
phrasal verb “to come down with”. Correct? Well, actually It was interesting.
The word down, the preposition down is very common in phrasal verb, and it does
have a meaning. So today, we’re going to look at the phrasal verb “to go down”.
Now, actually to go down can have several meanings. But, I’m going
to mean actual going, actual movement down. And when we say down, down can mean
basically three things.
It can mean to the south. Because we say north, west, east, south.
South is down. So it can mean to go south.
It can mean to go down the hill, or down the elevator. So,
actually going up and going down, and it can physically mean going down. Okay?
And what’s the third meaning? It means... Ahh, I’ll give you two
more meanings. One is downtown, to go down with the nuance of downtown. I’m
going down to the bar tonight. And that means out of the neighbourhood, into
the urban area. I’m going down to the store, out of the housing area and to the
store. If you had ever been to America. You should see that we have very large
housing areas with no stores. So you need to have a car, or a bicycle to go to
the store. So it’s not just a store, and a bakery, and a gas station, and maybe
a movie theater, and some shops. So that area is the urban area. It might be
downtown. So I’m going down to the store that means that urban area. Okay?
And another nuance of down is down the hall. So, if you’re in a
hallway. You alway down the hall to the other end of the hall. That’s another
usage. So down the hall, it means the opposite end of the hall. Okay?
So down does have meaning. Listen to this dialog.
A: Are you going down to the store today?
B: I went down yesterday.
A: Please? I need some more beer!
B: Go get it yourself.
B: I went down yesterday.
A: Please? I need some more beer!
B: Go get it yourself.
That’s a very common expression. Down to the store. And if you
need something, go yourself. Why don’t you tell your mother, “mom, I’m going
down to the store. Can I get anything for you?” “Yes. Give me some milk, and
some eggs, and some flour, and some...” Well, you might have a big trip, so
becareful. Your mom might ask you to buy many things. Or maybe she’ll ask to go
with you. Is that good or bad? If my mom want to go to the store with me, go
down to the store with me, I’d be happy. To go down. Remember, there are
meanings. Take care, and I’ll see you tomorrow....”
CHÚ Ý BÀI HỌC:
“down” là giới từ được sử dụng rất nhiều trong các cụm động
từ. Chúng ta cần chú ý một số ý nghĩa của “down” sau đây:
Down có nghĩa là xuống phía nam. Bởi vì trong 4 hướng đông, bắc,
tây, nam, hướng nam nằm ở phía dưới.
Down cũng có thể có nghĩa là đi xuống dưới, di chuyển xuống phía
dưới theo đúng nghĩa vật lý của nó. Ví dụ như xuống đồi (down the hill), xuống
thang máy (down the elevator),...
“To go down” cũng có thể mang sắc thái nghĩa giống như “to go
downtown” (đi vào trung tâm thành phố).
Ví dụ: “I’m going down to the bar tonight” có nghĩa là đi ra khỏi khu vực nhà ở dân cư để vào khu đô thị (khu vực tập trung buôn bán, dịch vụ,...)
“Down” cũng mang một sắc thái nghĩa khác là “down the hall”. Nếu
bạn đang phía đầu này của một hành lang, và bạn muốn đi tới đầu bên kia hành
lang thì bạn có thể nói “go down the hall”.
Ví dụ: “I’m going down to the bar tonight” có nghĩa là đi ra khỏi khu vực nhà ở dân cư để vào khu đô thị (khu vực tập trung buôn bán, dịch vụ,...)
