LECTURE 127 基本动词 MAKE 14

LECTURE 127 基本动词 MAKE 14

词组讲解

1. make it up to sb. *** 补偿某人的损失、遭受的不幸或花费的钱财

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：把某物［完全（up）］制作给某人

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）辨别出来；填写，制作；理解

解 短语动词；词义溯源：使得某物或某人能够［明确、清楚、听得见（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 ** 小题大做；从几乎没有价值的东西中找出价值

解 习语；词义溯源：从［卑微的东西（nothing）］做［出（out of）］［重要的东西（some-thing）］；参照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 ** 按照顾客的要求做，订制

解 习语；词义溯源：［根据订单（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. ** （遇到不幸或失败时）尽力而为

解 习语；词义溯源：制作（引起）某物的［最佳状态（the best）］；参照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.

巩固练习

(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)

参考译文

I. 1. 就在飞船失事之前，我还很不公平地批评过他，因为我们的几位船员生病了，而他还在忙着一些项目。那并不是他的错。他到了之后，我得设法补偿他。或许把我最后的一瓶威士忌送给他能奏效。

2. 我看到地平线上有一个模糊的身影，可能是一个人、一头野兽或者一台机器。甚至可能只是我的想象。我去找德沃特上尉，问他能不能辨别出来。他拿起望远镜，然后我看到他震惊得张大了嘴。

3. 他从震惊中恢复过来之后告诉我说：“是基尔罗伊医生。”埃尔·加洛把望远镜递给我，我看到那确实是基尔罗伊。他发挥了自己的聪明才智，用那艘失事的宇宙飞船的残骸改装了一辆摩托车，正骑着它轻松地穿越贫瘠的沙漠。我自言自语道：“医生再一次变废为宝，造出了新东西。”

4. 基尔罗伊医生是我们船上的首席医疗官，但他的工程学知识和令人吃惊的聪明才智使他成为各方面的业余“工程师”。每当我们需要一些我们无从拥有的特殊设备时，基尔罗伊医生都会想出好主意，然后用现有的东西做出我们想要的设备。他不止一次用他的发明拯救了我们的生命。

5. 我的最后一瓶威士忌？我得再考虑考虑。我们至少得在火星上再待两天。我们要充分利用现在收集一些科研数据，但是我会需要威士忌的。

II. 1. A：拿着这副太阳镜。我戴着它连路标都看不清了。B：真的吗？我试试。没问题啊。你的眼睛没毛病吧？我甚至都能清楚地看到500米外的标志牌上写的什么。你最好去看看眼科医生。

2. A：当你给别人造成伤害的时候，我想重要的是你要做些事情来表示你的歉意。我们能为萨拉做点什么，作为忘记邀请她参加婚礼的补偿呢？B：哦，算了吧。没有必要对她进行补偿。她能理解我们确实是忘记了。

3. A：你是想要一套现成的西服，还是想定做呢？B：我想如果按照我想要的样式专门为我做一套会更合身，所以我想选择后者更好。多少钱？

4. A：这些都是不利条件，但是我们会尽力而为。B：利维先生说得对。我们要接受不利的状况，并对它保持乐观，尽力得到最佳的结果。如果我们振作起来，我们会做得很好的。所以，我们开始吧！

5. A：乔治接收了所有被其他队伍拒绝的男孩，并把他们打造成了一支冠军球队。可以说他是变弱为强。B：是的。他喜欢从一些没有用的东西中创造出价值。他爸爸是一个拾荒者，所以，或许他是从他爸爸那里学到的。