LECTURE 124 基本动词 MAKE 11

LECTURE 124 基本动词 MAKE 11

词组讲解

1. make short 〔fast〕 work of sth. ** 很快结束，迅速干完

解 习语；词义溯源：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 ** 收回所说的话，承认错误

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：使某人［吃乌鸦、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 ** 看起来成功或有能力，看起来像那么回事

解 习语；词义溯源：使成为［看起来好的（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，供给

解 习语；词义溯源：把某人或某物变成某人［能利用的（available）］状态

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 ** 激发某人，使某物运转

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：使某人或某物［运动或发挥功能（tick）］；通常与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.

巩固练习

(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)

参考译文

I. 1. 施工队封锁了进入这个区域的道路，并调用了重型机器来清除天桥坍塌的部分。他们表示会尽快完成清理工作，三天内将全部清理完。但是，重建工作需要长达四个月的时间。

2. 《洛杉矶时报》今天低调撤回了其7月28日的报纸上刊登的一篇报道。报纸称，该报社的一位调查性新闻记者有可靠消息证明，州议员A与黑帮团伙有牵连。昨天议员在联邦法院赢得了对该报社的诉讼，迫使报社收回他们说过的话。

3. 让人看到自己抱着孩子对于任何政治家来说都是标准的“必要事项”。这让他们看起来慈祥和值得信赖。行走在拥挤的人群中时，他们总会停下来抱起一个孩子，然后摆姿势拍照，并且希望能出现在晚间新闻或第二天的报纸上。

4. 现在康普顿高中是县里唯一一所向学生发放避孕套的学校。上周一晚上，约两百名家长在学校外面举行了反对“安全性行为活动”的抗议活动，因此学校理事会决定推迟实施避孕套的发放。

5. 上周，我儿子为了弄清楚咖啡机的运行原理把它给拆了。我很生气，但我丈夫劝我说，男孩子想要查明事物怎样运转是很正常的。他告诉我，这对发展孩子的科学思维非常有利。所以，这次他没有受到惩罚。

II. 1. A：刘易斯很快就可以轻松打败布朗——等着瞧吧。B：你想打赌吗？如果刘易斯真像你想的那样，能迅速干掉布朗，假如在第四回合之前把他击倒，我就付你50美元。但是如果布朗坚持得更久的话，你就给我100美元。怎么样？

2. A：最近大家都在问的一个重要问题是，到底是什么使你做出这样的举动。我是说，是什么驱使你冒着生命危险，做出从摩天大楼顶上一跃而下这种挑战死亡的举动的？B：你是要问是什么激发了我吗？如果我知道原因的话，或许我就不会去做了。我想最好不问为什么，也不需要知道。

3. A：那么，简单来说就是，李先生逼本先生承认了错误。B：本先生真的那么做了吗？他确实承认他做错了吗？他是那么骄傲的一个人，如果他真的承认了，我会非常吃惊的。

4. A：我们什么时候能查看那三位证人的证词？到目前为止，警察局一直不让我们查看这些证词。B：等判决做出后，我们会把这些证词公布于众的。

5. A：你知道吗，戈登先生同意为“环境保护日”提供赞助的唯一原因是，这会使他的公司给人们留下好的印象。B：你是说他并不是真正对环保感兴趣？A：当然，他一点也不关心环保。实际上，他讨厌环保主义者。但是，赞助他们的话可以使公司看起来好像非常关注，但实际上并非如此。