LECTURE 125 基本動(dòng)詞 MAKE 12

LECTURE 125 基本動(dòng)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(xí)語(yǔ)；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(xí)語(yǔ)；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(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：使得某人的［頭發(fā)直立起來(lái)（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(bǔ)償，彌補(bǔ)；償還；編造，扭曲；化裝

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(xí)語(yǔ)；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(xí)

(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(lái)的這封電子郵件：“鑒于國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)不理想，我們今年將不會(huì)提高薪水和福利。”老兄，這些話聽起來(lái)是不是很熟悉？去年他也是用這個(gè)借口拒絕給我們加薪！公司這兩年的利潤(rùn)率都達(dá)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(gè)喜歡用竹竿打他們的人，這些孩子們就會(huì)不寒而栗。最小的那個(gè)才六歲的男孩每天晚上都做噩夢(mèng)。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(lái)》絕對(duì)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。

4. 通知：上周二因惡劣天氣未能參加貝教授的物理考試的學(xué)生可在下周二同一時(shí)間參加補(bǔ)考。如需更多信息，請(qǐng)到211房間找貝教授的助理咨詢。（毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，補(bǔ)考試題將完全不同！）

5. 我知道公眾希望能有人為這起悲劇事件負(fù)責(zé)，但是我不愿意讓那位工程師當(dāng)替罪羊。這違反了我的原則，我不會(huì)這么做的。如果必須的話，我會(huì)自己承擔(dān)此次事故的責(zé)任。

II. 1. A：你確定你沒有在編故事？B：我跟你說(shuō)的都是實(shí)話。事實(shí)就跟我說(shuō)的一樣，我沒有編造。如果你不相信我，那你去問(wèn)問(wèn)何素——她也看到那個(gè)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(shuō)呢？！如果是你看到鬼，你會(huì)有什么感覺？它簡(jiǎn)直讓我毛骨悚然！

3. A：我已經(jīng)受夠了！每次公司出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題，你們都會(huì)責(zé)備我，就是覺得責(zé)備別人會(huì)讓你們感覺好一些是吧！B：別想說(shuō)我們是要拿你當(dāng)替罪羊。千萬(wàn)別。我們之所以責(zé)備你是因?yàn)槊看我怀霈F(xiàn)問(wèn)題，通常都是你引起的。所以別再抱怨！你應(yīng)該被開除才對(duì)！

4. A：那個(gè)男的有些奇怪。我甚至都不知道他是誰(shuí)，但每次他來(lái)我們辦公室的時(shí)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(duì)他感到害怕。A：你說(shuō)得對(duì)，但是……但是我就是無(wú)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。可惡，真讓人生氣。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(guò)去給那家長(zhǎng)一記耳光！