问
Cleaning women in big cities usually get ____ by the hour.
A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay(全国高考,98-23)
答案为 C。但是 get paid 是什么意思呢?
答
做此题首先要懂得 pay 在主动句中的用法: pay sb. 是指“给某人付款”“给某人付酬”“付钱给某人”。例如:
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I paid the driver and got out of the taxi. 我向司机付了钱,下了出租车。
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How soon can you pay me for the work? 你要多久才付给我工钱?其次,要明白 get + 过去分词可以构成被动态(参见 get )。get paid 是指“被付款”“领工资”“取酬”的意思。
We get paid by the hour. 我们按小时领工资(取酬)。
上题中的 get paid 在结构上相当于 are paid。
[试题句意]大城市的清洁女工通常是按小时领工资的。
练习
She is one of the few girls who ____ in the kindergarten.