一、句式结构 make 和 let 都有“让;使”的意思,表达“让某人做某事”这个结构:make/let sb. do sth.,即加不带to的不定式(也就是动词原形)。但make sb. do sth. 的被动形式需要加to:sb. be made to do sth. 例如: The actor makes everyone laugh. Everyone is made to laugh (by the actor). 而let没有这种用法。 二、内涵 Let sb. do sth.: to give someone permission to do something, or allow someone to do something. 涵义:允许某人做某事。意思是这件事是你想去做的。 make sb. do sth.: to oblige someone to do something; they have no choice and they have to do it. 涵义:责令/迫使某人做某事。意思是这件事你本来不想去做,但没办法不得不去做。 That is: Someone lets you do something = You want to do it. Someone makes you do something.= You don’t want to do it but you have no choice. You have to do it. Examples: My mother lets me have 90 minutes for watching TV. 我妈妈允许我看90分钟的电视。 My mother lets me play the computer games. 我妈妈允许我玩电脑游戏。 My mother lets me get up late on Saturday. 我妈妈允许我周六晚起床。(中国好妈妈~) My boss makes me work at the weekend. 我的老板让我周末工作。 My boss makes me clean his office. 我的老板让我打扫他的办公室。 My boss makes me wait for him to finish work. 我的老板让我等他直到完成工作。(万恶的boss~) |
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