妻子讲和了吗?
there were already three people sitting on the sofa。but
l tried to make room for her. 沙发上已坐了三人,但我
想给她腾个地方。
she made it clear that she would leave. 她说得很清楚她
要离开。
【考例5】the idea puzzled me so much that i stopped for
a few seconds to try to ____.
a. make it out b. make it off
c. make it up d. make it over
[考查目标] 此题主要考查短语辨义。
[答案与解析]a 因为我受到迷惑,所以努力发现真
相。make it out发现真相。
14. make sense
1) 有意义;有道理;讲得通
what you say makes no sense.
你说的话没有道理。
2) 明智的;合情理的
it doesn't make sense to buy that expensive coat when
these cheaper onesarejust as good.
这些便宜的大衣也很好,何必非买那件贵的不可。
it would make sense to leave early.
还是早点儿走好。
注意区别 make sense 和 make sense of, make sense of
的意思是“理解或弄懂困难的事物”。
this sentence doesn't make any sense.
这个句子说不通。
【考点4】与 prison 有关的短语
① put sb in / into prison 把某人关进监狱
② throw / cast sb into prison 把某人关进监狱
③ send sb to prison 把某人关进监狱
④ go to prison 入狱;被监禁
⑤ be taken to prison 被关人监狱
⑥ break prison (= escape from prison) 越狱,从狱中逃
走
⑦ be in prison 在监狱(服刑)
[例句]he has been in prison for five years. 他坐了五年
牢。
he broke prison and went abroad. 他越狱逃到国外去
了。
the pickpocket was sent to prison for a year. 那个小偷
被判处一年监禁。
▲ 友情提示:与prison有关的短语中,要注意有无冠词
的差异。go to the prison 到监狱去(不是坐牢);而go
to prison 入狱,被监禁(去坐牢)。
【考例4】having been in ____ prison for a month,
charles, who looked very like sidney, was carried out
of ____ prison and taken home.
a. 不填; the b. 不填; 不填
c. the; 不填 d. the; the
[考查目标] 此题主要考查prison的词义。
[答案与解析]a prison用于“被监禁”、“入狱”时,
prison前无冠词。当prison指具体的场所时,则前应
带冠词。
15. regardless of 不管……;不顾……
he says what he thinks, regardless of other people's
feelings.
他怎么想就怎么说,不考虑别人的情绪。
regardless ofwhether heis right orwrong, we have to
abide bv his decisions.
不管他对还是错,我们都得遵守他的决定。
【考点3】与 sight 有关的短语
① at first sight 一见就……;初次看见时
② at the sight of 一看见就……
③ be in sight 看得见。在眼前
④ catch (have,gain,get) sight of 发现;看出