LECTURE 124 基本動詞 MAKE 11

LECTURE 124 基本動詞 MAKE 11

詞組講解

1. make short 〔fast〕 work of sth. ** 很快結(jié)束，迅速干完

解 習語；詞義溯源：用［快速的（short，fast）］速度做［工作（work）］

例 Construction crews have blocked access to the area and have moved in heavy equipment to remove the collapsed section of the overpass. They say they'll make short work of the removal work, having it completed within three days. However, the reconstruction will take up to four months to complete.

2. make sb. eat crow ** 收回所說的話，承認錯誤

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：使某人［吃烏鴉、忍受屈辱（eat crow）］

例 The Los Angeles Times humbly retracted statements today it published in its July 28th edition. The Times reported that one of their investigative reporters had solid information linking State Senator A to a ganster. The Senator made the paper eat crow when he won a liable case against them in federal court yesterday.

3. make sb. look good ** 看起來成功或有能力，看起來像那么回事

解 習語；詞義溯源：使成為［看起來好的（look good）］

例 Being seen holding babies is a standard “must” for any politician. It makes them look good—fatherly and trustworthy. As they work their way through a crowed, they'll always stop to pick up a baby and pose for photos which they hope will end up on the evening news or in the next day's newspapers.

4. make sb. or sth. available to sb. ** 提供，供給

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某人或某物變成某人［能利用的（available）］狀態(tài)

例 Compton High School is the only school in the county giving out condoms to its high school students. The school's board decided to hold off making them available after some two hundred parents staged a protest against the “Safe Sex Campaign” outside the school last Monday evening.

5. make sb. or sth. tick ** 激發(fā)某人，使某物運轉(zhuǎn)

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：使某人或某物［運動或發(fā)揮功能（tick）］；通常與what一起使用

例 My son last week took our coffee maker apart to find out how it worked. I was angry but my husband convinced me that it was natural for a boy to want to find out what makes things tick. He told me it was good for the development of a boy's scientific mind. So he got by with it this time.

鞏固練習

(A) makes short work of

(B) made...eat crow

(C) makes...look good

(D) make...available

(E) makes...tick

1. A: Lewis is going to defeat Brown quickly and with ease—you'll see. B: You want to bet on that? If Lewis ______ Brown like you think he will, let's say a knockout by the fourth round, I'll pay you $50. But if Brown lasts any longer, you have to pay me $100. Is it a deal?

2. A: The big question everybody's asking these days is what is it that makes you behave the way you do. I mean, what motivates you to risk your life doing such death-defying feats as leaping from the top of skyscrapers? B: Are you asking me what ______ me ______? If I knew that, maybe I wouldn't do the things I do. I think it's best not to ask, not to know.

3. A: So anyway to make a long story short , Mr. Lee ______ Mr. Ben ______. B: Did Mr. Ben actually do it? Did he actually admit that he was wrong? He's a proud man, so I'd be surprised if he did.

4. A: When can we have free access to the testimonies of the three witnesses? So far, we've been restricted to viewing them in the police station. B: We will ______ the testimonies ______ to the media only after the trial.

5. A: You know, the only reason Mr. Gordon agrees to sponsor the Environment Awareness Day is because it ______ the company ______. B: You mean he's not really interested in the environment? A: Hell no. He couldn't care less. In fact he hates environmentalists. But by sponsoring them the company appears to care, when in fact it doesn't.

■ ANSWER

1. (A)

2. (E)

3. (B)

4. (D)

5. (C)

參考譯文

I. 1. 施工隊封鎖了進入這個區(qū)域的道路，并調(diào)用了重型機器來清除天橋坍塌的部分。他們表示會盡快完成清理工作，三天內(nèi)將全部清理完。但是，重建工作需要長達四個月的時間。

2. 《洛杉磯時報》今天低調(diào)撤回了其7月28日的報紙上刊登的一篇報道。報紙稱，該報社的一位調(diào)查性新聞記者有可靠消息證明，州議員A與黑幫團伙有牽連。昨天議員在聯(lián)邦法院贏得了對該報社的訴訟，迫使報社收回他們說過的話。

3. 讓人看到自己抱著孩子對于任何政治家來說都是標準的“必要事項”。這讓他們看起來慈祥和值得信賴。行走在擁擠的人群中時，他們總會停下來抱起一個孩子，然后擺姿勢拍照，并且希望能出現(xiàn)在晚間新聞或第二天的報紙上。

4. 現(xiàn)在康普頓高中是縣里唯一一所向?qū)W生發(fā)放避孕套的學校。上周一晚上，約兩百名家長在學校外面舉行了反對“安全性行為活動”的抗議活動，因此學校理事會決定推遲實施避孕套的發(fā)放。

5. 上周，我兒子為了弄清楚咖啡機的運行原理把它給拆了。我很生氣，但我丈夫勸我說，男孩子想要查明事物怎樣運轉(zhuǎn)是很正常的。他告訴我，這對發(fā)展孩子的科學思維非常有利。所以，這次他沒有受到懲罰。

II. 1. A：劉易斯很快就可以輕松打敗布朗——等著瞧吧。B：你想打賭嗎？如果劉易斯真像你想的那樣，能迅速干掉布朗，假如在第四回合之前把他擊倒，我就付你50美元。但是如果布朗堅持得更久的話，你就給我100美元。怎么樣？

2. A：最近大家都在問的一個重要問題是，到底是什么使你做出這樣的舉動。我是說，是什么驅(qū)使你冒著生命危險，做出從摩天大樓頂上一躍而下這種挑戰(zhàn)死亡的舉動的？B：你是要問是什么激發(fā)了我嗎？如果我知道原因的話，或許我就不會去做了。我想最好不問為什么，也不需要知道。

3. A：那么，簡單來說就是，李先生逼本先生承認了錯誤。B：本先生真的那么做了嗎？他確實承認他做錯了嗎？他是那么驕傲的一個人，如果他真的承認了，我會非常吃驚的。

4. A：我們什么時候能查看那三位證人的證詞？到目前為止，警察局一直不讓我們查看這些證詞。B：等判決做出后，我們會把這些證詞公布于眾的。

5. A：你知道嗎，戈登先生同意為“環(huán)境保護日”提供贊助的唯一原因是，這會使他的公司給人們留下好的印象。B：你是說他并不是真正對環(huán)保感興趣？A：當然，他一點也不關(guān)心環(huán)保。實際上，他討厭環(huán)保主義者。但是，贊助他們的話可以使公司看起來好像非常關(guān)注，但實際上并非如此。