LECTURE 129 基本動(dòng)詞 MAKE 16

LECTURE 129 基本動(dòng)詞 MAKE 16

詞組講解

1. make up for sth. *** 補(bǔ)償，賠償，彌補(bǔ)

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：［代替（for）］某人或某物制作［完整（up）］

例 What's amazing is the ingenuity the Sarajevo residents have shown in coming up with ways to make up for the loss of basic necessities: beds made from gutted refrigerators, tea kettles made from discarded artillery casings and wine distilleries pieced together from used hospital intravenous bottles and tubes are just a few examples.

2. make up / make up with sb. *** 和解，言歸于好

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：和某人成為［完整（up）］的

例 The front page has a huge photo of the two former presidents hugging each other. That just goes to show you that in politics any two rivals can find a way to make up if there's a political advantage to doing so.

3. make use of sb. or sth. ** （為了特定的目的）利用

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：對(duì)某人或某物做出［利用（use）］的行為

例 I've got it! Sun Ming has a big mouth , right? If somebody tells him a secret, he'll tell everybody else, right? Okay then. We'll make use of his inability to keep a secret to get the message to Song Qing that his surprise birthday party is at Liu Yang's house. Then we'll have the party at the office and really surprise him!

4. make waves ** 制造麻煩或問(wèn)題

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：引起［風(fēng)波（waves）］；參照rock the boat

例 I know. I know. You're right. You do have a bone to pick with Carlton. But please, wait until after we've finished our performance tour. Everything's going smoothly and I want to keep it that way until we get back to Chicago. Please don't make waves right now, okay?

5. make way for sb. or sth. / make way ** 讓路； （僅用make way）前進(jìn)，向前移動(dòng)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：為了某人或某物建造出［路（way）］或走［路（way）］；本詞組原用于航海領(lǐng)域

例 You shouldn't hold it against Mr. Mueller. He had no choice but to move you out of the design department. He had to make way for the two young designers he hired. If you had stayed, you probably would have restricted their imagination.

鞏固練習(xí)

(A) make up for

(B) make up with

(C) made use of

(D) making waves

(E) make way for

1. A: Hey, these old file cabinets are going to have to ______ the new ones. Move them aside so that the others can occupy this space. B: Right away, sir. We'll move them out of the way right away.

2. A: Why do you want to make trouble in this otherwise comfortable situation?! Why can't you just go along with everyone else's opinion? B: Sorry for ______, but I have very strong feelings about this, Tom. I just can't agree with the majority. I must fight for what I think is right.

3. A: You can wait until the judge orders you to compensate the farmer or you can go ahead and compensate him on your own. Either way, you're going to have to ______ his losses. B: How much is the farmer asking for?

4. A: Every time they break up , they get back together again. Do you think they'll become friendly with each other again? B: It's not likely this time. I really don't think they're going to ______ each other this time. Their argument was pretty intense.

5. A: My mother gave me those tools. I guess she thought I could do something with them to accomplish my work. B: So have you? Have you ______ them? A: No— they're too old-fashioned. I can't use them for anything.

■ ANSWER

1. (E)

2. (D)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 薩拉熱窩當(dāng)?shù)鼐用袼哂械膭?chuàng)造力令人驚奇，他們想出各種方法來(lái)彌補(bǔ)匱乏的生活必需品：用舊冰箱做床，用廢棄的大炮外殼做成茶壺，將醫(yī)院用過(guò)的靜脈注射瓶和針管組合成釀酒的蒸餾器，這些只是其中的一些例子。

2. 頭版上刊登了兩位前總統(tǒng)緊緊擁抱的大照片。這充分證明了，在政治領(lǐng)域，只要有政治利益，敵對(duì)雙方總可以找到和解的方法。

3. 我有主意了！孫明不是大嘴巴嗎？如果有人告訴他秘密，他就會(huì)告訴所有人，對(duì)不對(duì)？那么，我們就利用他不能保守秘密這一點(diǎn)，讓他把消息透露給宋清，就說(shuō)驚喜生日派對(duì)在劉陽(yáng)家舉行。然后我們?cè)谵k公室給他舉行派對(duì)，讓他真正大吃一驚！

4. 我知道。我知道。你說(shuō)得對(duì)，你跟卡爾頓之間確實(shí)有過(guò)節(jié)。但是，拜托請(qǐng)等到我們巡回演出結(jié)束之后再說(shuō)。一切都進(jìn)展得很順利，我希望這種狀況能一直延續(xù)到我們返回芝加哥?，F(xiàn)在不要生事，好嗎？

5. 你不應(yīng)該對(duì)米勒先生抱有成見(jiàn)。除了把你開(kāi)除出設(shè)計(jì)部，他別無(wú)選擇。他必須為他聘用的兩位年輕設(shè)計(jì)師開(kāi)路。如果你留下，可能會(huì)限制他們的想象力。

II. 1. A：嘿，這些舊文件柜得給那些新的讓位置了。把它們搬到一邊，為其他的柜子騰出空間。B：馬上，先生。我們馬上把它們移開(kāi)。

2. A：你為什么要在形勢(shì)還不錯(cuò)的時(shí)候制造麻煩？！為什么不附和其他人的觀點(diǎn)？B：我為自己造成的麻煩感到抱歉，但是我對(duì)此有著非常強(qiáng)烈的感情，湯姆。我實(shí)在不能服從大多數(shù)。我必須堅(jiān)持我認(rèn)為正確的事情。

3. A：你可以等著法官要求你去賠償那個(gè)農(nóng)夫，或者你直接自己去賠償他也行。不管怎樣，你都必須賠償他的損失。B：那個(gè)農(nóng)夫要多少錢(qián)？

4. A：他們每次分手后都會(huì)復(fù)合。你覺(jué)得他們能再次和好嗎？B：這次不太可能，我覺(jué)得他們不會(huì)和好。他們這次吵得非常激烈。

5. A：我媽媽給了我這些工具，我猜她是覺(jué)得我可以用它們來(lái)完成工作。B：那你完成了嗎？你有沒(méi)有利用它們？A：沒(méi)有——它們太過(guò)時(shí)了，我沒(méi)法用它們做任何事情。