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　　make ?

　　［誤］ The little boy was made repeat the whole story.?

　　［正］ The little boy was made to repeat the whole story.?

　　［誤］ The father made his son to do his homework from morning till night.?

　　［正］ The father made his son do his homework from morning till night.?

　　［析］ make 的句型為make somebody do (doing) something.但在被動語態中原來被省去的不定式符號to要被還原回來。?

　　［誤］ I always do this mistake.?

　　［正］ I always make this mistake.?

　　［析］ 英語中do和make是十分不易弄清的兩個動詞，do常用于談論工作時或某種不確定的活動時，如： do a favour(幫個忙)，do one's best(竭盡全力)，do good(有益)， do harm(有害)，而多數情況下常用make, 如： make a suggestion, make a cake, make a bed(收拾床)，make a noise, make money等等。?

　　［誤］ This wine was made of grapes.?

　　［正］ This wine was made from grapes.?

　　［析］ 當成品制成后，其原料的性質有所改變時應用make from，否則用make of， 如： This door was made of iron.?

　　［誤］ Hard work can often make up a lack of intelligence.?

　　［正］ Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence.?

　　［析］ make up是創造、編織，而make up for是彌補……的不足之處。上句應譯為勤奮工作可以彌補天資的不足。?

　　［誤］ We made up our mind to study hard.?

　　［正］ We made up our minds to study hard.?

　　［析］ mind這里是可數名詞，使用時要特別予以注意make up one's mind是下定決心之意。?

　　［誤］ Our class is made of twenty girls and twenty?one boys.?

　　［正］ Our class is made up of twenty girls and twenty?one boys.?

　　［析］ make up of…是某物由……組成或構成。?

　　many ?

　　［誤］ I have many friends.?

　　［正］ I have a lot of friends.?

　　［析］ many和much多用于疑問句或否定句中，而在肯定句中則用處不多，尤其在非正式談話中。如：?

　　-How much money have you got??

　　-I've got plenty.?

　　［誤］ You bought much too tomatoes.?

　　［正］ You bought too many tomatoes.?

　　［析］ too many后接可數名詞，too much后接不可數名詞，而much too后面接形容詞，意為太多。?

　　［誤］ For many a weeks it rained a lot.?

　　［正］ For many a week it rained a lot.?

　　［析］ many a意為好多、許多，但其后面要加單數名詞

　　。?

　　matter ?

　　［誤］ No matter what you did.?

　　［正］ No matter what you did, I trusted you.?

　　［析］ No matter是個詞組，意為不論，它的語法功能是起連接作用，所以不能用于一個單獨的句子。?

　　it doesn't matter這個詞組則不是一個連接詞組，所以可以和一個單句連用，如： It ?doesn't? mater what you say. (你說什么都不要緊。)?

　　maybe ?

　　［誤］ May be he is right.?

　　［正］ Maybe he is right.?

　　［析］ maybe是副詞，不要錯用為may be.?

　　M?

　　make ?

　　［誤］ The little boy was made repeat the whole story.?

　　［正］ The little boy was made to repeat the whole story.?

　　［誤］ The father made his son to do his homework from morning till night.?

　　［正］ The father made his son do his homework from morning till night.?

　　［析］ make 的句型為make somebody do (doing) something.但在被動語態中原來被省去的不定式符號to要被還原回來。?

　　［誤］ I always do this mistake.?

　　［正］ I always make this mistake.?

　　［析］ 英語中do和make是十分不易弄清的兩個動詞，do常用于談論工作時或某種不確定的活動時，如： do a favour(幫個忙)，do one's best(竭盡全力)，do good(有益)， do harm(有害)，而多數情況下常用make, 如： make a suggestion, make a cake, make a bed(收拾床)，make a noise, make money等等。?

　　［誤］ This wine was made of grapes.?

　　［正］ This wine was made from grapes.?

　　［析］ 當成品制成后，其原料的性質有所改變時應用make from，否則用make of， 如： This door was made of iron.?

　　［誤］ Hard work can often make up a lack of intelligence.?

　　［正］ Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence.?

　　［析］ make up是創造、編織，而make up for是彌補……的不足之處。上句應譯為勤奮工作可以彌補天資的不足。?

　　［誤］ We made up our mind to study hard.?

　　［正］ We made up our minds to study hard.?

　　［析］ mind這里是可數名詞，使用時要特別予以注意make up one's mind是下定決心之意。?

　　［誤］ Our class is made of twenty girls and twenty?one boys.?

　　［正］ Our class is made up of twenty girls and twenty?one boys.?

　　［析］ make up of…是某物由……組成或構成。?

　　many ?

　　［誤］ I have many friends.?

　　［正］ I have a lot of friends.?

　　［析］ many和much多用于疑問句或否定句中，而在肯定句中則用處不多，尤其在非正式談話中。如：?

　　-How much money have you got??

　　-I've got plenty.?

　　［誤］ You bought much too tomatoes.?

　　［正］ You bought too many tomatoes.?

　　［析］ too many后接可數名詞，too much后接不可數名詞，而much too后面接形容詞，意為太多。?

　　［誤］ For many a weeks it rained a lot.?

　　［正］ For many a week it rained a lot.?

　　［析］ many a意為好多、許多，但其后面要加單數名詞

　　。?

　　matter ?

　　［誤］ No matter what you did.?

　　［正］ No matter what you did, I trusted you.?

　　［析］ No matter是個詞組，意為不論，它的語法功能是起連接作用，所以不能用于一個單獨的句子。?

　　it doesn't matter這個詞組則不是一個連接詞組，所以可以和一個單句連用，如： It ?doesn't? mater what you say. (你說什么都不要緊。)?

　　maybe ?

　　［誤］ May be he is right.?

　　［正］ Maybe he is right.?

　　［析］ maybe是副詞，不要錯用為may be.?