make an effort 努力
在英語會(huì)話中,比起動(dòng)詞本身,更愿意用動(dòng)詞的名詞形式來表達(dá)含義。像前文中的 have, take, give 一樣,make 也能造出各種各樣的短語。
例句:
I have to make a speech next week.
我下周得做一次演講。
It's time for you to make a choice.
你該做個(gè)抉擇了。
Finally, I have made a choice. I'm not going.
我終于做出了個(gè)決定,我不去了。
We can make an exception this one time.
這次我們網(wǎng)開一面。
It's a private party. I can not make an exception.
這是個(gè)私人宴會(huì),不能有例外。
I have a confession to make. You didn't cause the accident.
我有些事情要說。引起這次事故的人不是你。
I've got a confession to make. I'm not your mother.
我得老實(shí)交代了,我不是你親生母親。
Are you here to make a contribution to my campaign?
你是來助我選舉的嗎?
I'm here to make a big announcement.
我是來做一個(gè)重大報(bào)告的。
My father made me an offer that I couldn't refuse.
我爸給我提出了一個(gè)難以抗拒的提議。
對話:
A: We can go to Hawaii or to Tokyo.
我們可以去夏威夷或東京。
B: Why don't you make the choice for us?
你幫我們決定唄。
A: I'm sorry that my homework was turned in late.
很抱歉,作業(yè)交晚了。
B: I'll make an exception now, but never again.
這次就算個(gè)例外,下不為例了。
A: I think we need to make an offer on the house.
我覺得我們得申請買那座房子。
B: The last thing that we want to do is make the wrong decision.
我最不想做出錯(cuò)誤的決定了。