go without

go without 是个习语,其中的 go 不作“去”“走”解,而作“live, survive, manage, endure”解。整个习语的意思是:没有……也可生活”“没有……也得将就”“不吃”“没有”(not have, not get)“忍受无……之苦”(suffer the absence of)。请看下列句子中的 go 均无“走”的意思:

1. It's unhealthy and dangerous to go without sleep. (LDPV) 不睡觉对人的身体有害，而且危险。

2. The doctor willingly went without his supper if by attending a patient quickly he could relieve his suffering. (ODCIE) 如果迅速给病人治病能减轻患者痛苦的话,这位医生是宁愿不吃饭的。

3. The family went without food all day. 全家人整天没有吃东西。

4. A poor man has to go without many things which a rich man regards as almost necessaries in life. (McMordie) 被富人几乎看成是生活必需品的许多东西,穷人是得不到的。

5. There's no beer left and the pubs are shut so you'll have to ____. A. go for B. go off C. go without D. go through(Nelson, 450D) 没有啤酒了，小酒店关门了，你们喝不到啤酒了。

6. Snakes can go for weeks without food. 蛇不吃东西能够活好几周。

由此可见，你所提问的句中的 go 并无走的意思。

[试译]夏普先生不在这里，你不能同他谈话了。

(参见 do without)

go without 通常可解释为“吃(喝、吸、得)不到”“不吃(喝、吸、睡……)(If you go without something, you do not get it or have it.)”。上句中的 go without 使具有此种含义，其句意为：对尼古丁上了瘾的吸烟者一两个小时不吸入尼古丁，就会感到难受(参见 go without $^{1}$ )。

下面是类似的例句：

1. I had to go without breakfast this morning as I was in a hurry. 我今早很匆忙，只好不吃早饭了。

2. She went without sleep for three days. 她三天没睡觉了。