LECTURE 127 基本動詞 MAKE 14

LECTURE 127 基本動詞 MAKE 14

詞組講解

1. make it up to sb. *** 補償某人的損失、遭受的不幸或花費的錢財

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某物［完全（up）］制作給某人

例 Just before the ship crashed, I had scolded him unfairly because several crew members were sick while he was too busy working on projects. It wasn't his fault. I'd have to make it up to him when he arrived. Perhaps offering him my last bottle of whiskey would do the trick .

2. make sb. or sth. out / make out sb. or sth. *** （好不容易）辨別出來；填寫，制作；理解

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使得某物或某人能夠［明確、清楚、聽得見（out）］或制作［出（out）］某物

例 On the horizon I saw a shadowy figure of what could easily have been a man, a beast or a machine. It may even have been my imagination. I turned to Captain De Water and asked him if he could make it out. He put his binoculars to his eyes, and then I saw his mouth drop open in shock.

3. make something out of nothing ** 小題大做；從幾乎沒有價值的東西中找出價值

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［卑微的東西（nothing）］做［出（out of）］［重要的東西（some-thing）］；參照make a mountain out of a molehill

解 “It's Dr. Kilroy,” he told me after recovering from his surprise. El Gallo passed me the binoculars and sure enough it was Kilroy. He had used his ingenuity to fashion a motorcycle from various parts of the wrecked space ship and was coming across the barren desert with ease. “Once again, the good doctor has made something out of nothing,” I said to myself.

4. make sth. to order ** 按照顧客的要求做，訂制

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［根據(jù)訂單（to order）］制作某物

例 Dr. Kilroy was our ship's chief medical officer, but whose knowledge of engineering and amazing ingenuity had made him much more useful as an unofficial “engineer” of sorts. Whenever our situation demanded special equipment that we did not possess, Dr. Kilroy would get a bright idea and make it to order from what was available. He'd saved our lives more than once with his inventions.

5. make the best of sth. ** （遇到不幸或失敗時）盡力而為

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：制作（引起）某物的［最佳狀態(tài)（the best）］；參照make the most of sth.

例 My last bottle of whiskey? I had to reconsider that. We would be stranded on the surface of Mars for at least two more days. We'd try to make the best of the situation by gathering some scientific data, but I'd need my whiskey.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) make it up to

(B) make out

(C) makes something out of nothing

(D) made to order

(E) make the best of

1. A: Take the sunglasses. I can't ______ the road signs while wearing them. B: Really? Let me try. No problem. Do you have bad eyes? I can determine exactly what even that sign a half-kilometer away says. You'd better see an eye doctor.

2. A: When you've caused somebody harm, I think it's important to do something that shows you are sorry for it. What can we do for Sarah to make amends for forgetting to invite her to the wedding ceremony? B: Oh, just forget it. There's no need to ______ her. She understands that we honestly forgot her.

3. A: A suit we've already made, or would you like to have one ______? B: I think it'll fit me better if you make it specifically for me, the way I want it. So I think the latter choice is better. How much is it?

4. A: They're unfavorable conditions, but we'll have to ______ them. B: Mr. Levy is right. Let's just accept the unfavorable situation, be cheerful about it and try to get the best possible results. If we keep our chins up , we'll do okay. So, let's go!

5. A: George takes all the boys who are rejected by other teams and forms them into a winning team. You could say he ______. B: Yeah, he loves to take worthless things and create something of value with them. His father was a junk collector, so maybe he learned from him.

■ ANSWER

1. (B)

2. (A)

3. (D)

4. (E)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 就在飛船失事之前，我還很不公平地批評過他，因為我們的幾位船員生病了，而他還在忙著一些項目。那并不是他的錯。他到了之后，我得設(shè)法補償他?；蛟S把我最后的一瓶威士忌送給他能奏效。

2. 我看到地平線上有一個模糊的身影，可能是一個人、一頭野獸或者一臺機器。甚至可能只是我的想象。我去找德沃特上尉，問他能不能辨別出來。他拿起望遠鏡，然后我看到他震驚得張大了嘴。

3. 他從震驚中恢復(fù)過來之后告訴我說：“是基爾羅伊醫(yī)生。”埃爾·加洛把望遠鏡遞給我，我看到那確實是基爾羅伊。他發(fā)揮了自己的聰明才智，用那艘失事的宇宙飛船的殘骸改裝了一輛摩托車，正騎著它輕松地穿越貧瘠的沙漠。我自言自語道：“醫(yī)生再一次變廢為寶，造出了新東西?！?

4. 基爾羅伊醫(yī)生是我們船上的首席醫(yī)療官，但他的工程學(xué)知識和令人吃驚的聰明才智使他成為各方面的業(yè)余“工程師”。每當我們需要一些我們無從擁有的特殊設(shè)備時，基爾羅伊醫(yī)生都會想出好主意，然后用現(xiàn)有的東西做出我們想要的設(shè)備。他不止一次用他的發(fā)明拯救了我們的生命。

5. 我的最后一瓶威士忌？我得再考慮考慮。我們至少得在火星上再待兩天。我們要充分利用現(xiàn)在收集一些科研數(shù)據(jù)，但是我會需要威士忌的。

II. 1. A：拿著這副太陽鏡。我戴著它連路標都看不清了。B：真的嗎？我試試。沒問題啊。你的眼睛沒毛病吧？我甚至都能清楚地看到500米外的標志牌上寫的什么。你最好去看看眼科醫(yī)生。

2. A：當你給別人造成傷害的時候，我想重要的是你要做些事情來表示你的歉意。我們能為薩拉做點什么，作為忘記邀請她參加婚禮的補償呢？B：哦，算了吧。沒有必要對她進行補償。她能理解我們確實是忘記了。

3. A：你是想要一套現(xiàn)成的西服，還是想定做呢？B：我想如果按照我想要的樣式專門為我做一套會更合身，所以我想選擇后者更好。多少錢？

4. A：這些都是不利條件，但是我們會盡力而為。B：利維先生說得對。我們要接受不利的狀況，并對它保持樂觀，盡力得到最佳的結(jié)果。如果我們振作起來，我們會做得很好的。所以，我們開始吧！

5. A：喬治接收了所有被其他隊伍拒絕的男孩，并把他們打造成了一支冠軍球隊。可以說他是變?nèi)鯙閺?。B：是的。他喜歡從一些沒有用的東西中創(chuàng)造出價值。他爸爸是一個拾荒者，所以，或許他是從他爸爸那里學(xué)到的。