老外最常用的英文短语 第252期:make somebody (sth)

 　　释义：

　　make somebody (sth) +形容词 (名词) 使某人……

　　这同样是一种祈使动词的用法。“make+宾语”后面接的不是动词而是形容词或名词。表示使宾语……，恋人之间经常会说到 You make me happy ( 有你在很幸福）等等。

　　例句：

　　She really makes me angry! I have to break up with her.

　　她真的让我很生气！我必须得和她分手了。

　　Can you make it mild¹?

　　你能不能听话？

　　Don't ever do that again! That makes me sick.

　　再也不要那样了！真让我恶心。

　　It'll only make a bad situation worse.

　　这只能让事情更糟。

　　What makes you so special?

　　是什么让你变得如此特别？

　　What makes you so sure I don't have talent?

　　你凭什么坚信我没有才华？

　　That's making me crazy! I'm out of here.

　　这真让我崩溃，我走了。

　　We ran out of time. Please make it short.

　　我们没时间了，请快点说。

　　Please make the slices² of bread really thick.

　　请将面包切成厚片。

　　对话：

　　A: Please make it neat³, short, and to the point.

　　请简短地表达重点。

　　B: Okay, how short should I make it?

　　好吧，我应该说得多简短呢？

　　A: The cost of school keeps going higher and higher.

　　学费一直在涨。

　　B: I know. The increase in cost makes me angry.

　　就是，正因为学费的问题，我越来越生气。

　　A: Paul said that he wants to take you out on a date.

　　保罗说他想和你约会。

　　B: I'll never go out with him. Paul makes me sick.

　　我绝对不会和他约会的。一想到保罗我就恶心。

1 mild   

adj.温暖的，暖和的，（天气，尤指冬天）；性情温和的

参考例句：

• That coat is too heavy for such a mild day.这样暖和的天气，穿那件大衣太厚了。
• He is mild of manner.他举止温和。

2 slices   

n.部分( slice的名词复数 )；锅铲；削球

参考例句：

• paper-thin slices of meat 像纸一样薄的肉片
• He slices off a thick piece from the loaf. 他从面包上切下了厚厚的一片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 neat   

adj.整洁的，爱整洁的，利索的，简洁的

参考例句：

• She always kept her room neat.她总是保持房间整洁。
• Keep your exercise-books neat and clean.练习本要保持整洁干净。