迷你对话学地道口语第619期:补偿,报答

　　Subject：I will make it up to you.
迷你对话
A: You have spent so much repairing² your computer I broke³. I am so sorry I will make it up to you.
你花了那么多的时间修理我的那台坏电脑。太抱歉了，我一定会补偿你的。
B: Oh, it does not matter. After all, we are good friends. Forget it.
哦，没关系。我们毕竟是朋友，不要提了。
地道表达
make it up to sb.
1. 解词释义
此语的意思是“对某人进行报答或补偿”。
2. 拓展例句
e¹.g. How can we make it up to them for what they have suffered⁴?
我们如何能补偿他们所遭受的损害?
e.g. Thanks for buying my ticket I'll make it up to you later⁵.
感谢你给我买了票--我稍后再还给你钱。
e.g. I am really sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?
我真的很抱歉，我应该要怎么样做才能补偿你呢？

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 repairing   

v.纠正( repair的现在分词 )；补救

参考例句：

• She was repairing a glove when I came in. 我进去时，她在补手套。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile. 他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

4 suffered   

v.受痛苦( suffer的过去式和过去分词 )；受损害；变糟；变差

参考例句：

• He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face. 他的脸上有许多划伤和擦伤。
• He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite . 他患有头痛和食欲不振。

5 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。