LECTURE 121 基本動詞 MAKE 8

LECTURE 121 基本動詞 MAKE 8

詞組講解

1. make fun of sb. or sth. / make fun ** 取笑，嘲弄

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人或某物制造［玩笑（fun）］

例 Don't pay any attention to what others say about your work. People always make fun of inventors and their ideas. They even teased Alexander Bell when he talked about his idea of making a telephone. Just keep believing in your idea and in the end you'll have the last laugh .

2. make good on sth. ** 履行約定，兌現(xiàn)承諾；還債

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物成為［好的、合理的（good）］；make good （at）表示“成功”，參照make sth. good

例 One group of investors has filed a class action civil suit against the fund managers in Los Angeles district court. The suit, if successful, would force Greenland Investments to make good on its guaranteed 22% return by the end of the year or have its assets seized and distributed among its investors.

3. make good money ** 賺大錢，能賺錢

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：賺得［好價錢、高收入（good money）］

例 Son, I know your interest in basket weaving is genuine, but no matter how good you are at weaving baskets, you'll never be able to make a living from it. For the sake of your future family, come to your senses and give up the idea of making it a career. Choose a career where you can make good money.

4. make good time ** 以較快或適當的速度前行

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：制造［合適的、充分的（good）］［節(jié)拍（time）］

例 Traffic was very light and we made such good time that we arrived about three hours earlier than expected. When we entered Pine Forest Restaurant, he looked at us and then did a double take . He couldn't believe we were there so soon.

5. make hay while the sun is shining ** 不要錯過時機，抓緊時機行事

解 習語；詞義溯源：太陽出來時制作［干草（hay）］

例 Hey, I've got a bright idea . There's going to be a big show down on the riverfront. The newspaper says over 300,000 people will attend the event and there won't be enough places to park cars. Let's make hay while the sun is shining: let's open our gate and let people park on our land for five yuan each!

鞏固練習

(A) makes fun of

(B) make good on

(C) make good money

(D) make good time

(E) making hay while the sun is shining

1. A: You're a hairstylist? Do you ______ styling hair? B: Are you kidding? The only people who earn a lot of money in my profession are stylists who make a name for themselves . I earn enough to make ends meet —and that's all.

2. A: Don't make cracks about Brim's father being a garbage collector. He gets very angry if anybody ______ his father's job. B: What? I would never ridicule anybody's father, no matter what they did.

3. A: Look, it only makes sense to take advantage of this beneficial situation. We should install our television cables now while the telephone company is constructing their new underground tunnels. B: Right. By installing the cables now we can save the cost of digging up the ground again next year. That's ______.

4. A: All we're asking of the management is that they fulfill the promises they made during the contract negotiations. Until they ______ them, we will remain on strike. B: But management claims they never agreed to the things you're demanding.

5. A: Driving at night has its pluses and its minuses. On the plus side, you can ______. On the negative side, most fatal accidents occur at night. B: Safety is more important to me than progressing at a very good speed. I think I'll drive during the day.

■ ANSWER

1. (C)

2. (A)

3. (E)

4. (B)

5. (D)

參考譯文

I. 1. 別在意其他人怎么評論你的工作。人們總是會取笑發(fā)明家和他們的想法。亞歷山大·貝爾談論發(fā)明電話的想法時，人們也嘲笑他。不過，只要你對自己的想法有信心，你就能笑到最后。

2. 一群投資者在洛杉磯區(qū)法院向基金會的經理們提出集體民事訴訟。如果訴訟成功，格林蘭德投資公司將不得不在年底兌現(xiàn)其保證的22%的回報率，否則投資者們就要查封和分配他們的資產。

3. 兒子，我知道你在編籃子方面很有天賦，但是不論有多么擅長，你都不可能靠它來生活。為了你將來要建立的家庭，清醒點，放棄靠它謀生的想法吧。選擇一種能賺錢的職業(yè)。

4. 交通非常順暢，我們開得非常快，比預期早到了約三個小時。我們走進松林餐廳的時候，他看了我們一眼，然后又看了一眼。他不敢相信我們那么快就到了。

5. 嘿，我有個好主意。河濱地區(qū)將有一個大型展覽。報紙上說，將有30萬人參加這次活動，到時候將沒有足夠的地方停車。咱們應該把握時機：咱們打開大門，讓人們把車停在我們家，每輛車收取五元停車費！

II. 1. A：你是發(fā)型師？設計發(fā)型能賺大錢嗎？B：你開什么玩笑？干我們這行只有出名的設計師才賺錢。我賺的錢只夠應付開支——就這么多。

2. A：別諷刺布里姆的父親當垃圾清理工。如果有人取笑他爸爸的職業(yè)，他會非常生氣的。B：什么？我從不嘲笑任何人的父親，不論他們做什么工作。

3. A：看吧，只有充分利用這個有利時機才有意義。現(xiàn)在電話公司正在建設新的地下隧道，我們應該趁機把電視電纜安裝好。B：說得對?，F(xiàn)在安裝電纜可以節(jié)省明年再次挖地的成本。這就叫抓住良機。

4. A：我們對管理層的唯一要求是，兌現(xiàn)他們在合同談判期間所做的承諾。在他們兌現(xiàn)之前，我們將繼續(xù)罷工。B：但是管理層宣稱他們從來沒有同意過你們所要求的事情。

5. A：晚上開車有利也有弊。有利的方面是，你可以開得很快。而壞處則是，大部分致命的事故都發(fā)生在晚上。B：對于我來說，安全比快速行駛更加重要。我想我會在白天開車。