作者：彭琴
1. Their population has now increased to 435,000,and today they make up about 13﹪ of the population. 如今毛利人口已经增加到约44万人,约占总人口的13﹪。
1) make up意为"弥补;编造;组成;构成;占;化妆;安排、拼凑成"等。例如:
The teacher helped him make up the lessons he had missed when he was ill. 老师帮他补上了他生病时所缺的课。
Our teacher asked us to make up a dialogue in groups. 老师要求我们按小组来编对话。
The whole story is made up. 整个故事都是编造的。
I object to the way the committee is made up. 我反对委员会的组成方式。
She never goes out without making herself up first. 她不化妆是从不外出的。
I can make up a bed for you on the floor. 我能为你铺个地铺。
2) be made up of是make up"组成;构成"的被动形式。例如:
This medical team is made up of five doctors and ten nurses. 这支医疗队是由五位医生和十位护士组成的。
3) make up for意思是"补偿;弥补"。例如:
This beautiful autumn makes up for the wet summer. 今年秋色宜人,弥补了夏季潮湿的缺点。
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The world is ________ seven continents and four oceans.
A. made up of B. made out of C. made from D. made in
答案: A
2. At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: "Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth."在他逝世的时候,有一个人对甘地作了如下的赞誉:"后代人也许难以相信,在这个人世间,曾经有这样一个人走过。"
1) as follows 是固定词组,意思是"如下"。例如:
The results are as follows: Philip Carter 1st, Sam Cohen 2nd, Sandra Postlethwaite 3rd. 结果如下:菲利普?卡特第一名,萨姆?科恩第二名,桑得拉?波斯尔思韦特第三名。
2) such后跟单数可数名词时,应在such后加不定冠词,不定冠词不能位于such之前。例如:
It was such a lovely day we decided to go for a picnic. 天气非常好,我们决定到郊外去野餐。
[原题再现]
It is ________ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. so unusual
B. such unusual
C. such an unusual
D. so an unusual
答案: C