LECTURE 125 基本動詞 MAKE 12
詞組講解
1. make one's blood boil ** 使某人非常生氣,使某人憤怒
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:使得某人[熱血沸騰(blood boil)]
例 Listen to this mail from the company president, “Due to the bad economic situation of the country, we will not raise salaries and wages this year. ” Boy, doesn't that have a familiar ring to it? It's the same excuse he used last year to avoid giving us a raise!And this company has made a 15% gain in profits both years. Damn, it makes my blood boil!
2. make one's blood run cold ** 使不寒而栗,使極度害怕
解 習語;詞義溯源:使得某人的[血液變冷或有變化(blood run cold)]
例 Even the mention of their father, who had a penchant for beating them with bamboo sticks, makes the children's blood run cold. The youngest one, a six-year-old boy, has nightmares every night. We have them all under therapy, but emotional scars are so deep, it will take years for them to heal.
3. make one's hair stand on end ** 使人毛骨悚然
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:使得某人的[頭發(fā)直立起來(hair stand on end)];on end表示“站直,立著”,stand on end表示“站直,直立”
例 If you get into movies that make your hair stand on end, Chopper The Axe Man Returns is a movie for you. From start to finish, Chopper is packed full of hair-raising tense moments. It's showing now at the Rex Theater on Petaling Street.
4. make sb. or sth. up / make up sb. or sth. *** 補償,彌補;償還;編造,扭曲;化裝
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:[全部、完全、共同、一起(up)]制作(產(chǎn)生)
例 Notice: Any student who did not take Dr. Bae's physics exam on Tuesday due to the severe weather will be allowed to make it up next Tuesday at the same time. For further information, talk to Dr. Bae's assistant in Room 211. (It goes without saying that the questions will be different on the make-up test!)
5. make sb. the scapegoat / make sb. the scapegoat for sth. ** 成為犧牲品
解 習語;詞義溯源:使成為[犧牲品、代罪羔羊(scapegoat)]
例 I know the public wants somebody to blame for the tragedy, but I refuse to make the engineer the scapegoat for it. It goes against my grain and I won't do it. I'll take responsibility for the accident myself if I have to.
鞏固練習
(A) makes my blood boil
(B) makes my blood run cold
(C) made my hair stand on end
(D) making...up
(E) making...the scapegoat
1. A: Are you sure you're not inventing this story? B: I'm telling you the truth. It happened just the way I said. I'm not ______ it ______. If you don't believe me, ask He Su—she saw the ghost too.
2. A: Okay then, I believe you. So did it frighten you? B: Did it frighten me? My God, what do you think?! How would you feel if you saw a ghost? It ______!
3. A: I've had it up to here !Every time something goes wrong in this company you all try to blame me just because it makes you feel better if you have somebody to blame! B: Don't try to say we're ______ you ______. No way. We blame you because every time something goes wrong , you're usually the one who caused it. So stop complaining!You ought to be given the ax !
4. A: There's something eery about that man. I don't even know who he is, but when he comes in our office the sight of him ______. B: He's just a gentle old man. I don't see any reason to be horrified by him. A: You're right, but...but I just can't explain it. He scares me!
5. A: Look at that mother over there smacking her little boy just because he's not keeping up with her. Damn, that ______. B: Me too. It makes me very angry to see a parent smacking a child. Whenever I see it, I feel like going over and smacking the parent!
■ ANSWER
1. (D)
2. (C)
3. (E)
4. (B)
5. (A)
參考譯文
I. 1. 你聽聽公司總裁發(fā)來的這封電子郵件:“鑒于國家經(jīng)濟形勢不理想,我們今年將不會提高薪水和福利?!崩闲郑@些話聽起來是不是很熟悉?去年他也是用這個借口拒絕給我們加薪!公司這兩年的利潤率都達到了15%。該死的,這讓我怒火中燒!
2. 一提到喜歡他們的父親,那個喜歡用竹竿打他們的人,這些孩子們就會不寒而栗。最小的那個才六歲的男孩每天晚上都做噩夢。目前他們都在接受治療,但是由于他們所受的感情傷害太深,可能需要幾年才能治愈。
3. 如果你喜歡看那些讓人毛骨悚然的電影,那么《斧頭人歸來》絕對適合你。這部電影從頭到尾都充滿了令人毛骨悚然的緊張片段。目前該電影正在茨廠街雷克斯影院上映。
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5. 我知道公眾希望能有人為這起悲劇事件負責,但是我不愿意讓那位工程師當替罪羊。這違反了我的原則,我不會這么做的。如果必須的話,我會自己承擔此次事故的責任。
II. 1. A:你確定你沒有在編故事?B:我跟你說的都是實話。事實就跟我說的一樣,我沒有編造。如果你不相信我,那你去問問何素——她也看到那個鬼了。
2. A:那好吧,我相信你。那么它嚇到你了嗎?B:它嚇到我了嗎?天哪,你說呢?!如果是你看到鬼,你會有什么感覺?它簡直讓我毛骨悚然!
3. A:我已經(jīng)受夠了!每次公司出現(xiàn)問題,你們都會責備我,就是覺得責備別人會讓你們感覺好一些是吧!B:別想說我們是要拿你當替罪羊。千萬別。我們之所以責備你是因為每次一出現(xiàn)問題,通常都是你引起的。所以別再抱怨!你應該被開除才對!
4. A:那個男的有些奇怪。我甚至都不知道他是誰,但每次他來我們辦公室的時候,一看到他我就不寒而栗。B:他是位溫文爾雅的老先生。我不明白你為什么對他感到害怕。A:你說得對,但是……但是我就是無法解釋。他就是讓我感到害怕!
5. A:看那邊,那小孩跟不上他媽媽,所以在挨打??蓯海孀屓松鷼?。B:是啊,看到父母打孩子我就非常生氣。每次我看到這種情形,都想走過去給那家長一記耳光!