第11課:高頻生活動詞make的用法

一、高頻生活動詞用法

1. make a last-ditch effort/2. make a killing/3. make one's mouth water/4. make one's blood boil/5. make up your mind/6. make do with/7. make your head spin/8. make food from scratch/9. make a comeback/10. Make a pass at someone

can't make heads or tails of something --無法理解
例句1：These legal documents are really complicated. I can't make heads or tails of them. 這些法律文件太複雜了，我全完看不懂。

make light of something--把某事看的很輕
例句1：Don't make light of the communication problems between employees. It's really a serious situation that needs to be resolved. 不要輕視我們員工之間的溝通問題。這是一個很嚴肅需要解決的問題。

make the cut 達標，合格（經常用在否定中）
例句1：She was eliminated in the second round of the singing competition - her voice just didn't make the cut. 她在歌唱比賽第二輪中被刷掉了，她的聲音不達標。

make waves 興風作浪，製造問題
例句1：The author's controversial new book is making waves in the literary community. 這個作者有爭議的這本書在文學界正在製造出很多問題。

make your day 讓你一天很開心
例句1：It made my day when the English teacher said I was the best student in the class. 老師說我是班級例最好的學生，這讓我很開心。

二、美劇學習

1.I'll break my ass for you, sweetheart. I just want one small favor in return.

1)臺詞：
I'll break my ass for you, sweetheart. I just want one small favor in return.
1)ass 的略讀
2)I just want one small favor in return的連讀。

2)Break your ass 僅某人最大的努力
例句： I've been breaking my ass to finish my report before deadline. 我儘自己最大努力在截止日期前完成我的報告。
例句：I still have one year before I move abroad. I'll break my ass to learn English well. 我還有一年出國，我要努力把英語學好。

3)Lucky break/tough break 好運／倒黴
例句：Just one of those luck breaks. 好運氣。

2. I found myself caught somewhere in between.

1)臺詞：
I found myself caught somewhere in between.
1)caught 發音。

2)found 中d的發音。

2)in between 在中間。
例句： My mom and my wife had a falling out, and unfortunately I found myself caught in between. 我媽和我老婆吵架了，不幸的是，我卡在中間很尷尬。

例句： The bath water is not hot or cold. It's in between. 下早睡不冷不熱，正好。

3)between jobs 沒工作

例句：so where do you work at Joe? Oh, uh... I'm actually between jobs right now, how about you? 你現在在哪工作啊？實際上我暫時沒有工作，你呢？

3. Sounds like you're selling toilet cleaner.

1)臺詞：
Sounds like you're selling toilet cleaner.
1)Sounds like 重音對意思影響。

2)例1: It sounds like rain.
3)例2: It sounds like rain.

2)It sounds like + 句子… 聽起來你好像是
例：It sounds like he's right.
例：It sounds like he's right.