[例句] Lin Lin is confident of his ability to get work for himself. 林林确信自己有能力做这活。He was generous to everybody with money, as a result, he saved little. 他对谁花钱都很慷慨，结果没有攒到多少钱。She is very active in helping the poor. 在帮助穷人方面，她很热心。Pop music is popular with the young generation. 流行歌曲受年轻一代的欢迎。Lost in thought, he didn't realize that I came in. 他陷入思考之中，没有意识到我进来了。I was amazed at the sight so that I didn't know what to do. 看到这一幕我非常惊讶，不知道该做什么。Students in Senior 3 are busy preparing for the coming final exam. 高三学生在忙于准备即将到来的期末考试。

【考例l】(2005重庆)

-- You know, Bob is a little slow ____ understanding, so...

-- So I have to be patient ____ him.

A. in; with B. on; with C. in; to D. at; for

[考查目标] 同定搭配中介词的选择。

[答案与解析] A be slow in 意为“在……方面反应迟钝”，be patient with 意为“对……有耐心”。

4. end up with...以……结束

(1) end up with + n. 以……结束

The party ended up with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

(2) end up as...最后成为…He will end up as a president some day.

(3) end up + 地点状语最后(有……结局) If you drive your car like that, you'll end (up) in hospital.

5. “make + 名词” 短语

① make a noise 吵闹

② make faces 做鬼脸，做苦脸

③ make room for 给……腾出地方

④ make the bed 整理床铺

⑤ make phone calls 打电话

⑥ make friends with 交朋友

⑦ make money 赚钱

⑧ make use of 利用

⑨ make a decision 做出决定

⑩ make a mistake 犯错误

[例句] The boy made a face at his teacher when she turned her back. 老师转身时，男孩朝老师做了个鬼脸。

Working in the kitchen made the boy into a good cook. 在厨房里干活使男孩成为一位优秀厨师。

They were moved out to a nearby hotel, to make room for more important persons. 为了给更重要的人物腾出

地方，他们被搬到了附近的一家旅店。

【考例】 The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ____. (2003北京春招)

A. make it out B. make it off

C. make it up D. make it over

[考查目标] 主要考查make短语。

[答案与解析] A make out意为“领悟、弄明白、发现真相” make off 意为“连忙跑掉”;make up 意为“弥补、打扮、组成”;make over 意为“转让、改造”。因为受到迷惑，所以应该是试图发现真相。

【考例】

-- When shall we start?

-- Let's ____ it at 8:30. Is that all right? (2002北京)

A. set B. meet C. make D. take

[考查目标] 此题主要考查 make 短语。

[答案与解析] C make it“规定时间”为固定短语。本句话意思是“把出发的时间定在8点半”。set意思是“对时间”、“调时间”。

6. make fire点火

有以下fire (n.) 短语: be on fire 着火了(表示状态) / catch fire 燃着;着火(表示动作) / play with fire 玩火;干冒险的事 / Set sth. on fire = set fire to sth. 放火烧…… / make (a) fire 点火;生火 / start (cause) a fire引起火灾

[注意] fire作“火灾”“一堆火”解时，为可数名词。

7. a great / good many许多

(1) a great / good many + 名词复数，中间无“of”。A great many people have seen the film.

(2) a great / good many + of + the / these / those / one's + 名词复数 A great many of the people have seen the film.

8. make yourself at home 别拘束

(1) make yourself at home 别拘束(主人对客人说的委婉语) -- Good evening, Jim. -- Good evening, Mary. Come in and make yourself at home.

(2) (all) by oneself 独自(没有别人帮助) You can't possibly do it all by yourself.

(3) enjoy oneself = have a good time 玩得高兴 Please enjoy yourself while you're spending your holiday in Hawaii.

(4) for oneself 亲自; 为自己The student wants to think it for himself. / One should not live for oneself alone.

(5) of oneself 自动地The door closed of itself suddenly.

(6) be oneself 身体或情绪好 I am not myself today.

(7) help oneself to + n. / pron. 随便…… Please help yourself to the fish.

(8) in oneself 本身 This is not a bad idea in itself.

(9) come to oneself 苏醒The injured man came to him- self in five minutes.

(10) between ourselves 私下说的话 All this is between ourselves.

9. the majority of... 大多数的……

(1) a / the majority of + 名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词多用复数。the majority 单独作主语，谓语动词用单数或复数形式均可。The majority of people seem to prefer watching games to playing games./ The majority were (was) in favour of the proposal.

(2) by a majority of + 数字，以超过……票的多数She won the election by a majority of 900 votes.

10. treat … as … 把…看做… The kind lady treated me as her own daughter.

【比较】 表示“认为”的短语还有：

regard…as… consider…(as)… think of…as…

look on / upon…as… take…for…

[注意] 在consider…as…短语中as可省略，其他短语中不可。

[牛刀小试2]

1. If you are ____ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

A. interested B. anxious C. upset D. curious

2. Her son, ____ whom she was so ____, went abroad 10 years ago.

A. of; loved B. for; cared

C. to; devoted D. on; affected

3. In order to continue to learn by ourselves when we have left school, we must ____ learn how to study in the school now.

A. in all B. after all C. above all D. at all

4. -- I am sorry I didn't do a good job.

-- Never mind. ____, you have tried your best.

A. Above all B. In all

C. At all D. After all

5. Since we can't find a bigger apartment, we'll have to ____ what we have.

A. hope for the best B. make room for

C. make the best of D. lay our hope on

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