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Helen: Dad, Khalid likes the room, and he wants to move in, but he wants to know if you can knock a bit off the rent. Helens dad: Helen, you know I cant allow it. Everybody has to pay the same. Helen: I know dad, but we put the advert in the Gazette for 2 weeks, and hes the only person whos anywhere near suitable. Its going to cost a fortune if you have to keep advertising. Helens dad: But why couldnt you find anybody through the ad? Helen: I dont know dad, I cant make people call. All I know is, Khalids just right for the room, but if you want him to move in, youll have to let him have a discount. Helens dad: Well, I suppose I could let him have a small reduction. But what are you going to say to Alice and Tim? Vocabulary 词汇 knock a bit off 稍微减少 reduce slightly to cost a fortune 花一大笔钱 to be very expensive keep on 继续 (v) continue 本单元的语言点是关于 Make, Let, Allow 的用法，请看下面的解释和例句 Make, Let, Allow Make - active fomp 主动形式 The verb make has several meanings in English. When Helen says I cant make people call, she means that she cannot force people to call; she does not have the power to control or change the situation. When make means force or control, in the active fom, it is followed by an object and the bare infinitive (原形不定式/不带的不定式，infinitive without ). | 
