16 1. to sustain ones life 供养,维持生命 2. 成品 be made of + 材料, 成品be made from +材料, 材料be made into +成品, 3. make for: 走向 The ship made for the open sea. 有助于 The large print makes for easier reading. make out: 辨认 I could just make out a figure in the darkness. 理解 I cant make out what she wants. make up: 构成 Women make up 56% of the student numbers. 编造 He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick. make up for: 弥补 Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. 4. man在表示人类意思的时候,前面不加冠词,Labour creates man himself. 5. 渔民是fisherman,不是fishman,销售员是salesman不是saleman,同样的运动员是sportsman 6. a great/good many后面的谓语要用复数 mang a后面的谓语要用单数 A great many scientists have sacrificed their lives for science. Many a scientist has sacrificed his life for science. 虽然上述用法看起来比较变态,主要是收到前面冠词a和many的影响,如果实在不能理解,可以这样记many后面都加复数,随后的谓语跟many后面的复指,a后面加 单数,谓语用单数第三人称,所以这两个短语的谓语都采用就近原则. |