“辩论”argue.doc

“辩论”argue
[点拨] argue ①vi. 辩论，争论。常用短语：
⑴ argue with sb. about / over sth. 就某事和某人辩论。如：
He often argued with his teacher about / over politics.
他经常和老师辩论政治问题。
⑵ argue against 据理反对。如：
He argued against the plan. 他反对这个计划。
⑶ argue for 为……辩护。如：
The lawyer argued for the poor man.
那位律师为那位可怜的人辩护。
② vt. 争论，说服。常用短语：argue sb. into / out of doing sth. 说服某人做/不做某事。如：
They argued the thing for hours.
他们就这件事情争论了几个小时。
He argued her into / out of making the decision.
他说服她做出/不要做出那个决定。
[拓展] argument n. 辩论,争论；论点，论据, 理由。如：
We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.
我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。
His argument was that public spending must be reduced.
他的论点是公共开支必须缩减。
[小试] 根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. There was ________ (一场激烈的争论) over the matter.
2. We ________ (说服她和我们一起参加了宴会).
3. It is no use________ (与那个人争辩).
4. The brothers ________ (总是为房子的事而争吵).
Key: 1. a heated argument
2. argued her into joining us in the party
3. arguing with that person
4. are always arguing about / over the house