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【句子】I’m sorry to ask you to get your own birthday cake, but I can’t get ahold of anyone else. 【Modern Family S2E24】【发音】/aɪm/ /ˈsɒr.i/ /ˈsɔ:r.i/ /tə/ /ɑːsk/ /æsk/ /juː/ /tə/ /get/ /jə(r)/ /əʊn/ /ˈbɜː(r)θ.deɪ/ /keɪk/ /bʌt/ /aɪ/ /kɑːnt/ /kænt/ /get/ /əˈhəʊld/ /əv/ /ˈen.i.wʌn/ /els/【发音技巧】to闪音；to闪音；get your音的同化；but I连读+闪音；can’t get失去爆破；get ahold of两处连读+闪音；anyone else连读；【翻译】很抱歉让你自己去拿你的生日蛋糕，但是我实在是联系不上其他人了。【适用场合】英语当中get ahold of sth.指的就是to obtain or buy something after trying to get it for a long time获取、拿到某物（尤其指努力很久以后）；eg: Drugs are too easy to get ahold of.药品/D品太好得到了。eg: I finally managed to get ahold of a copy of that book you were looking for.我终于买到了一本你一直想要的那本书。我终于买到了一本你一直在找的那本书。有的时候，get ahold of somethinggrab ahold of somethingtake ahold of something还可以用来指牢牢抓住某样东西；指的是：to take something firmly in your hand and hold it tightly there:eg: Grab ahold of the rope!把绳子抓牢！eg: I grabbed ahold of his legs so he could not get away.我抱住了他的腿，这样他就走不掉了。eg: The police officer got ahold of the suspect before he could run away.那位警官在嫌疑犯还没来得及逃跑之前，就抓住了他。而如果像今天视频当中一样是，get ahold of sb.指的意思是：能够找到或者联络上某个人；to find or communicate with someone:eg: I'd like to get ahold of Debbie and talk to her about this.我想找Debbie聊聊这个事儿。eg: I tried again to get ahold of my cousin John.我曾再次想联络一下我的表哥John。eg: I wasn't able to get ahold of my brother over the weekend. I hope he's OK.我周末一直没能联系上我哥哥。我希望他没事儿。有的场合下，get ahold of sb. 还可以用来指成功吸引了某个人的注意力。to capture one's attention, interest, or imaginationeg: Her latest novel got ahold of me and didn't let go until I'd read it cover to cover.她最新的那本小说，吸引住了我，我直到从头看到尾，才舍得放下。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】我昨天一直想联系上Tom，跟他确定一下会议的时间。