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make it是英语口语中十分有用的一个习语,用法比较多,本文为大家归纳如下。
一、表示事业获得成功
You will make it if you try.你会成功的,如果你努力的话。
He’s never really made it as an actor.他当演员从未有所成就。
二、表示某人做成某事
You needn’t worry;he will make it.你不必担心,他会办成的。
If you want to make it,better get doing.如果你想把这事干成,就该动手了。
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I can’t make it on Friday.星期五我办不好。
Many high-wire walkers died on their last s tep,thinking they had made it.许多走绳索
者死在最后一步上,这时他们认为已经演
成功了。
I thought he would be too old to get to the top of the mountain,but he made it at last.我原以为他年纪大爬不到山顶,但最后他还是爬上去了。
三、表示设法做到某事
I’ve been having violin lessons every two weeks,but I think I’ll make it every week from now on.我一直是每两个星期上一次小提琴课,但是我想从现在起每个星期都上课。
四、表示及时赶上火车等
The train leaves in five minutes—we’ll never make it.火车再有五分钟就开了——我们绝对赶不上了。
The train won’t leave for another ten
minutes,so I think we can make it.离开车还有10分钟,我想我们能赶得上。
五、表示及时抵达某地
We are too late;I don’t think we can make it.我们太迟了,我想我们难以准时赶到了。
He says he’ll come on time,but he’ll never make it.他说他明天准时来,但他绝对做不到。
I’m really sorry,but I won’t be able to make it on Sunday after all.真的很抱歉,我星期天根本赶不到。
If you can’t make it Friday,we can invite s omebody else.如果你星期五赶不到,我们可邀请其他人。
▲make it to a place到达某地
Eric set sail once again,this time with25 ships,of which only14made it to
Greenland.
六、表示约定时间
“When shall we meet again?”“Make it any day you like;it’s all the same to me.”“我们什么时候再次碰头?”“随你定在哪天,我无所谓。
”
Let’s make it at seven o’clock on Tuesday morning at my office.我们把时间定在星期二早上七点,地点就在我办公室。
“Shall we make it next week?”“OK,let’s make it next week.”“下个星期可以吗?”“好的,咱们就定在下个星期吧。
”Let’s make it at8:30.Is that all right for yo u?我们约定在8点半吧,这对你合适吗?
七、表示病情好转
The doctor knew that the patient was unlik ely to make it.医生知道那个病人没什么希
望了。
He had a high fever,but it doesn’t mean he couldn’t make it.他发高烧,但这并不意味着他挺不过去。
注意,以下make it…结构中的it为形式宾
语:
I have to make it clear that my family is poor.我得说清楚我家里很穷。
He made it a rule to take part in physical labour.他规定自己应参加体力劳动。
I make it a rule to write in my diary every night.我把每晚写日记当成一种习惯。
“Where is my tea?”“I’m just going to make it.”“我的茶呢?”“我这就沏。
”
《大学英语》精读第一册第二单元练习题Reading activity中有一篇题目为"To Swim
the English Channel at58"的短文,其中文章的最后一句话为"She made it.",译为"她成功了。
"有一些学生对这个译文不解,提出了疑问。
实际上"make it"是美国俚语,是一个用途极广的多义性习语,在书刊中俯首即是,在日常交谈中随时可听得到,但要真正理解并掌握其在不同场合下的不同含义并非一件容易的事。
笔者在这里想谈谈该习语的常见用法。
一、用来表示规定时间,常与can,let 等词连用。
例如:
A:Shall we meet next week?下星期我们见面,好吗?
B:Yes.Let's make it next Sunday.好的,让我们约定下星期日吧。
A:Can you make it tomorrow?明天行吗?
二、用来表示达到预定目标;办成,
做到;成功;发迹。
例如:
Tell him I want to see him tonight,at my house if he can make it.告诉他今晚我要见他,行的话就在我家。
He wants to make it as a writer.他想作为作家而一举成名。
三、用来表示及时抵达;赶上。
例如:
He won't be able to make it home at Christmas.圣诞节时他到不了家。
We'll make it with a minute or two to spare.我们能及时赶到,而且还可以早一两分钟。
四、用来表示(疾病)等得到好转;得救。
例如:
The doctor knew that the patient was unlikely to make it.医生知道那个病人没什么希望了。
Lucy almost died,but they gave her blood transfusions and she made it.露茜几乎濒临死亡,但输血以后她又转危为安了。
五、用来表示相处得很好,受欢迎(或
尊重),被接受(与with连用)。
例如:
She finally made it with the crowd in Hollywood.她终于受到好莱坞人的欢迎。
Talking that way,he'll never make it with the committee.他那样说话在委员会决不会被接受。
六、用来表示预定小吃。
例如:
Make it a cake and a bottle of orange.来一块蛋糕和一瓶橘汁。
Make it three bottles of the best champagne you've got and send them up to my room.送三瓶最好的香槟酒到我的房间去。