美国俚语:Make yourself useful什么意思?

 　　Make yourself¹ useful²让你有用起来的意思。

　　例句：

　　Make yourself useful, ok? Go clean the garage³

　　你能不能不闲着，把车库打扫一下。

　　I visit my friend and she’s cooking⁴ dinner for me. So I ask her, “Well Leez, can I make myself⁵ useful?”

　　我去朋友家，她做饭给我吃，于是我问她：“我能帮上什么忙吗？”

　　更多例句：

　　1. Don't stand about doing nothing-make yourself useful!

　　别闲呆着-做点有用的事！

　　2. "Stop daydreaming⁶, wake⁷ up, stand up, and go out make yourself useful."

　　"别再做白日梦，醒过来，站起来，走出去，做个有用的人。"

　　3. Don't just sit there watching television—make yourself useful. Come and help us move these tables.

　　别只是光坐著看电视，让你自己有点作用。过来帮我们搬那些桌子。

1 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

2 useful   

adj.有用的；有益的

参考例句：

• The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
• He's a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。

3 garage   

n.汽车库，汽车间，汽车修理厂

参考例句：

• There is a garage in the southeast corner of his house.他房子的东南角有一个车房。
• The garage did such a bad repair.修车厂的活干得如此之差。

4 cooking   

n.烹调；烹饪

参考例句：

• What do you mean,you don't like my cooking?你是什么意思，你是不喜欢我做的饭？
• I have little knowledge of cooking.我几乎不懂烹饪技术。

5 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

6 daydreaming   

v.想入非非，空想( daydream的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stop daydreaming and be realistic. 别空想了，还是从实际出发吧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down to earth and to do his homework. 比尔坐着空想， 他母亲要他面对现实，去做课外作业。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！