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日常会話で役立つ「Make」の用法(中級編)
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先日のコラム『日常会話をよりスムーズにする「Make」の用法35選(https://hapaeikaiwa.com/?p=23243)』では、makeを使った35のフレーズをご紹介しましたが、今回はmakeを使った日常表現「中級者編」をご紹介します。
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1) Make out
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Make out は「見える」や「聞こえる」、「読める」など何かを認識したり、理解することを意味します。例えば、友達に「あの標識なんて書いてあるか見える?」と聞く場合は「Can you make out that sign?」、その質問に対して「遠すぎて見えないよ」と返事をする場合は「It’s too far. I can’t make it out.」と言います。この表現は一般的に、「〜が見えない」や「〜が判読できない」のように、否定形で使われます。
その他、make out は「イチャイチャする」を意味するスラングとしても使われます。この表現にはディープキスをする意味合いもあり、特にパーティーでカップルがイチャついているのを見たときに、「Omg. Tom and Lisa are making out!(うわ!トムとリサがイチャイチャしている)」のように使われます。なお、キス以上の行為はmake outには含まれません。
<例文>
What does that sign say? Can you make it out?
(あの標識なんて書いてある?読める?)
I couldn’t make out what he said. Did you catch it?
(彼が言ったこと聞こえなかったよ。彼がなんて言ったか理解できた?)
I heard Peter and Megan were making out at the party last night.
(昨晩、ピーターとメーガンはパーティーでイチャついていたらしいよ)
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2) Make it quick
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Make it quickは直訳すると「早く作ってね」になりますが、日常会話では急いでいるときに相手に対して「早く済ませてね」や「急いでね」の意味で使われる話し言葉です。使い方はhurry upと似ており、例えば電車が出発する間際に友達が「I have go to the bathroom.(トイレに行かないと)」と言ったときに、「Make it quick. The train is leaving in 5 minutes.(急いでね。電車は5分で出発するから)」という具合に命令形で使われることが多いです。「すぐに済ませるから」は「I’ll make it quick.」と言います。
<例文>
〜会話例1〜
A: Do I have time to get changed?
(着替える時間はある?)
B: Yeah, but make it quick. The show is starting in 20 minutes.
(ええ、でも急いでね。ショーは20分で始まるから)
〜会話例2〜
A: Do you have a minute? I know you’re busy. I’ll make it quick.
(ちょっといいですか?忙しいのは分かっているので、すぐに済ませます)
B: Yeah, what’s up?
(ええ、どうしました?)
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3) Make sense
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Make sense は物事を理解したときに使われ、分からなかったことが明らかになったり、何かに納得したことを表します。I understand と意味は似ていますが、make sense は話にしっかり筋が通っていて理解できるニュアンスがあり、「分かりましたか?」は「Does it make sense?」、「ええ、理解できました」は「Yeah, that makes sense.」と言います。逆に、話が矛盾していたり、筋が通っていなかったり、理屈がおかしい時は、「It doesn’t make sense.」と言います。
<例文>
That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
(納得しました。説明ありがとうございました)
That makes sense. No wonder he was so upset.
(なるほどね。どおりで彼はあんなに腹を立てていたんだ)
What she’s saying doesn’t make sense. She’s contradicting herself.
(彼女が言っていることは筋が通っていません。矛盾したことを言っている)
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4) Make up
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この表現は、喧嘩をした相手と仲直りすることや、もめ事を丸く収めることを表し、喧嘩をした友達同士やカップルが仲直りする状況で使われます。例えば、「私はジョンと仲直りした」は「I made up with John.」、「マイクとマヤは仲直りした」は「Mike and Maya made up.」という具合に使われます。ちなみに、make up は「埋め合わせをする」を意味し、例えば、彼女の誕生日をうっかり忘れてしまい「ごめん。埋め合わせするから」と言いたい時は「I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you.」と表現します。
その他、make upは歌や詩、ストーリーなどを自作する意味としても使われます。例えば、「歌を作りました」は「I made up a song.」、「詩を作りました」は「I made up a poem.」のように表します。
<例文>
They’re on good terms now. They made up with each other.
(彼らは仲直りしたので、今は仲良くしています)
I got into an argument with Matt but we made up.
(私はマットと喧嘩しましたが、仲直りしました)
I’m sorry about last night. I’ll make it up to you.
(昨日の夜はごめん。埋め合わせするから)
Wow, did you make up that song on the spot?
(すごい、その曲、即興で作ったの?)
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5) Make a difference
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Make a differenceを直訳すると「違いを作る」ですが、この表現は、ある行動によってポジティブな変化や結果が生まれることを意味します。例えば、「留学経験が英会話力に大きな影響を与えた」と表現する場合は「Studying abroad really made a difference」と言うことができます。逆に、効果やインパクトがない場合は、「It makes no difference.」または「It doesn’t make any difference.」と表現します。
その他、It makes no differenceは「どっちいでもいい」を意味し、特に、選択肢が2つある状況でどちらを選択しても気にしないといったニュアンスが含まれます。
<例文>
Writing down your goals really makes a difference. You should try it.
(目標を書き出すと効果あるから。やってみな)
A lot of people don’t vote because they think it makes no difference.
(多くの人は投票しても意味がないと思っているので投票しません)
I can do Korean food or Japanese food. It doesn’t make a difference to me.
(韓国料理でも日本食でも、どっちでもいいよ)
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6) What do you make of
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What do you make of ____ は相手の意見や考えを尋ねるときに使われ、 What do you think of ____ の言い換え表現として使われます。例えば、「これどう思う?」は「What do you make of this?」、「あの映画についてどう思う?」は「What do you make of that movie?」という具合に使われます。その他、相手がある物事をどのように解釈するのかを尋ねるときにも使われ、例えば、不可解なメッセージが届いたときに「What do you make of this message?(このメッセージをあなたはどう解釈しますか?)」と表現します。
<例文>
What do you make of the idea she proposed?
(彼女が提案したアイデアについてどう思いますか?)
Tony sent me a weird email. Take a look at it. What do you make of it?
(トニーから変なメールが届いたんだけど、ちょっと見てみて。どう思う?)
I don’t know what to make of him. But there’s something about him that seems shady.
(彼についてどう思うか分かりません。でも、なぜだか分からないけど怪しい感じがするんだよね)
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7) Make a wish
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Make a wish は「願い事をする」を意味します。例えば、誕生日パーティーの主役に「ろうそくを吹き消して願い事を言って」と言いたい場合は「Blow out the candles and make a wish.」と言います。その他、「欲しいものリストを作る」は「Make a wish list.」と言います。
<例文>
Happy birthday! Did you make a wish?
(お誕生日おめでとう。願い事をした?)
It’s 11:11. Make a wish guys!
(11時11分だよ。願い事をして!)
I made my Amazon wish list and emailed it to you.
(Amazonの欲しいものリストを作ってメールしたよ)
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8) Make fun of
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Make fun ofは人をからかったり、馬鹿にしたりすることを表します。相手をからかって本当に困らせる時と友達同士が冗談でからかい合う時、両方の状況で使えます。「彼は彼女をからかった」と言いたい場合は「He made fun of her.」と言い、made fun of の後にからかう対象が入ります。
<例文>
I've known him since I was a kid. We make fun of each other all the time.
(彼とは幼なじみで、いつもお互いをからかい合います)
She's upset because Jack made fun of her pronunciation.
(ジャックは彼女の発音を馬鹿にしたので、彼女は腹を立てています)
My friends always make fun of me because I can't eat hot food.
(私は猫舌だから、いつも友達にからかわれるんだ)
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9) Make up one’s mind
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Make up one’s mind は「決める」や「決心する」を意味し、decideのより口語的な言い方です。どうしていいか分からない時や、優柔不断でなかなか決断できない状況でよく使われ、優柔不断な友達に対して「決めて!はっきりして!」と言う場合は「Make up your mind!」、そして「どうしていいか分からないよ。迷う!」と返事する場合は「I can’t make up my mind!」と言います。
<例文>
Did you make up your mind or are you still thinking about it?
(決まった?それともまだどうするか考えているの?)
I don’t know what to do. I can’t make up my mind.
(どうしていいか分からないよ。迷うな)
I made up my mind. I’m going to quit my job and start my own business.
(決心しました。仕事を辞めて自分のビジネスを始めます)
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10) Make one’s day
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誰かのおかげで幸せな気分になったり、相手の一言で励まされたとき英語では「You made my day.」という表現を使うことがよくあります。直訳すると「あなたのおかげで良い一日になったよ」になり、相手に感謝の気持ちを伝えるときに使われ、「Thanks. You made my day!」のようにセットで使われます。その他、試験に合格したり、面接に受かったりなど、良い報告を受けたり嬉しい出来事があったときは「That made my day!」と言います。ちなみに、dayだけではなく「That made my week」、「That made my month.」、「That made my year」と言うこともできます。
<例文>
Thanks for the gifts. You made my day.
(プレゼントありがとう。おかげで最高の1日になったよ)
Thank you for the call. You really made my day.
(電話してくれてありがとう。おかげで最高の1日になったよ)
I just found out I got into the MBA program. I'm so excited! That made my year!
(MBAプログラムに入れることが分かったよ。めっちゃ嬉しい!今年最高のニュースだ!)
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同時也有3部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過28萬的網紅BEAUTYQQ,也在其Youtube影片中提到,Bangkok is such a wonderful place! Nice people, great food, To me, the most effective beauty treatment is being happy.. Traveling makes me happy....
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what makes me happy writing 在 Facebook 的最佳貼文
WRITING - 5 phút viết mỗi ngày cực hiệu quả.
- My name?
- What am I good at?
- What makes me happy?
- What do I believe in?
- When do I feel the most confident?
I'll go first:
My name is Vy. I think I'm good at encouraging people and staying up late kaka. Driving around and having an iced coffee definitely makes me so happy. I do believe in the power of family, of doing good things and connection. I feel the most confident when I'm being creative in my creation process as a content creator.
Now, your turn <3
what makes me happy writing 在 劉穎鏇 Tiffany Lau Facebook 的精選貼文
呢兩年幾同時間要兼顧拍劇同埋讀書係有困難同好大嘅壓力,不過我真係好開心可以完成到! 我終於畢業啦! 🥳🎓
YA GIRL GRADUATED!!! 🥳🎓
it’s been almost 2 years and 2 months since the day i announced that i was going back to university to get my Bachelor’s degree. i feel like a lot has happened from then til now! i have filmed a few dramas and tv shows during this period, but most importantly, learned more about myself. although i anticipated this journey to be tough and mentally agonizing, you can never be fully prepared for anything! i remember struggling to figure out the time zone differences and having to bring my laptop everywhere i go... whether it may be to the filming studio or to a different country. then of course, all those sleepless nights studying for exams and writing up papers! i’m saying all this and sharing my experience not to complain about how difficult it was, but to give more insight and confidence to others who may be going through something similar to me or just undergoing stressful times. we are a lot stronger mentally than we think and with the appropriate amount of perseverance and commitment comes rewards and fulfillment. “Nothing worth having comes easy” is a phrase i constantly remind myself because it is the perfect way to define any obstacle we stumble upon. trust me, i had my fair share of lost in motivation, but i was still able to power myself through to get the job done even when i was on the brink of wanting to rip my hair out. that is why, i am here to reassure you that what you are trying to accomplish IS achievable and i hope you believe it! lastly, i’d just like to say that, i’m glad i followed through this journey for myself and my parents. nothing makes me happier than knowing that they are happy and proud of my accomplishment! 🤓❤️
#graduatedwithhonors #ididit #perseveredandconquered
•p.s. will take make up graduation photos and hopefully walk at the actual graduation ceremony when the pandemic is over 😇🙏🏻
what makes me happy writing 在 BEAUTYQQ Youtube 的最讚貼文
Bangkok is such a wonderful place!
Nice people, great food,
To me, the most effective beauty treatment is being happy..
Traveling makes me happy...
Writing making me happy...
Cooking making me happy...
DIY makes me happy...
Spending time with great friends makes me happy...
Holding Fergie and Ah Kam makes me happy....
Who knows what would happen to us tomorrow?
If you have time, if u have some $$$, please step out your lazy/comfort zone...
See the world.
Breathe some fresh air...
Meet new people...
Enjoy what's in your hand...
Inject love to your heart...
Botox your stress...
Laser your jealousy....
Lipo your hatred....
Scrub your judgement...
People will be blinded by your beauty...
Music:
The Shanghai Restoration Project---Bubbling Well Road
Oceanlab---On A Good Day
Source ----Framed Profile
Nail: MINX
Special thanks to : Katty & Jimmy( U guys are amazing!!)
what makes me happy writing 在 Stephen Rong榮忠豪 Youtube 的最佳解答
Backtrack music is from Radiohead's "Creep" Great song. I was singing it one day to try a more rock-ish tune and I really liked the background music. Then I decided to take it and make my own melody and song from the backtrack. This song is solely for practice and I do not intend to infringe on any copyrights.
Anyways, the song title is 騙自己-Lying to Myself
I wrote the melody and lyrics. I hope you enjoy it! This is only my second time writing Mandarin lyrics, so let me know what you think of them.
The following are the lyrics and translations:
Verse 1:
騙了自己太久 過了一段時間後
就習慣了 我投降了 我只想往前走
朋友都在提醒我 我卻還在牽你的手
不太想相信是真的 你真的背叛我
Chorus:
我不想聽 我不想說 我不想看見你做什麼
因為知道事實只有傷痛
騙自己比較好過
Verse 2:
甜蜜時刻過去了 吃膩的糖你想換掉了
還嘗一嘗 別的口感 把我放在一旁
昨天還在說愛我 但你眼神卻說不同
你什麼時候對著我 的感情是假的?
Chorus:
我不想聽 我不想說 我不想看見你做什麼
因為知道事實只有傷痛
騙自己比較好過
愛情的失敗不能通通斥在你的身上
我知道這樣想是為了避免自己辛酸
有的時候我好想好想鬆開你的手
也許這樣 彼此比較好過
Verse 3:
沈思那瞬間之後 我又轉頭握你的手
告訴自己不是真的 你不會背叛我
Chorus:
我不想聽 我不想說 我不想看見你做什麼
因為知道事實只有傷痛
騙自己比較好過
English Translation:
Verse 1:
I've lied to myself for too long. After some time has passed
I'll get use to it. I surrender. I just want to move forward
All my friends keep trying to remind me, but I still continue holding your hand
I don't really want to believe that it's true, that you really betrayed me
Chorus:
I don't want to hear, I don't want to speak, I don't want to see what you have done.
Because knowing the truth will only bring pain
Lying to myself makes it a lot easier
Verse 2:
The sweet moments have ended. You want to switch out the candy you've grown tired of
and go try other flavors, placing me aside.
You were still saying you loved me yesterday, but your eyes seemed to say differently
When did your feelings start being so fake to me?
Chorus:
I don't want to hear, I don't want to speak, I don't want to see what you have done.
Because knowing the truth will only bring pain
Lying to myself makes it a lot easier
Our failure at love can't all be blamed on you
I know thinking this way is to help me avoid feeling miserable
Sometimes I really really just want to release your hands
Perhaps that way, it will make it a lot easier on the both of us.
Verse 3:
Contemplating after a moment,
I turned my head and held you hand once more
and told myself it isn't true.
You wouldn't betray me
Chorus:
I don't want to hear, I don't want to speak, I don't want to see what you have done.
Because knowing the truth will only bring pain
Lying to myself makes it a lot easier
The effects on the vocals were done after recording. I'm sure some of you will probably not like it... but I felt it added to the song. Let me know if you feel otherwise. Thanks for your support! I hope to write some original songs in the upcoming times! Happy Holidays!
what makes me happy writing 在 Bill Bounce Youtube 的精選貼文
信 - 告別的時代 電影版 PART2
風吹過時,
When the wind blew,
整座城市發出的聲音,聽起來格外悲淒。
the sound from the city sounded especially sorrowful.
哭泣城市,存在每一個人內心角落,
Theres a Crying city deep into everyones heart.
悲傷,像是有生命一般,
Sorrow seems to have life
不斷不斷擴大,
it keeps expanding
引出過去痛苦的記憶,
and leading into the painful memories in the past
堆成這整座哭泣城市。
Building this Crying City.
城市沒有哭泣,就沒有生命;故事要有起伏才會精彩。如果生命沒有孤獨,快樂就失去了意義。
A city without tears makes itself lifeless. A fantastic story composed of rise and fall. Loneliness and happiness exist at the same time relatively in Life.
哭泣城市也讓寂寞升溫,迷失對愛情應有的堅定,甚至脆弱的不堪一擊。
Being in the Crying City deepens the loneliness, losing the faith in Love, which is so frangible that even cant stand any hit.
我還是忘不了潔的一切。 她已是我生活裡揮不去的影像。
I still cant erase everything about Jei from my mind. She has been a part of my life.
她想看看我的攝影作品,我帶她參觀我的工作室。
She wanted to see my work. I took her to visit my studio, and she asked something about the techniques and terms of photography.
這時房間突然變得很寂靜
Suddenly, it became silent in the room.
孤獨隨即消失,回憶卻開始浮現。
The loneliness disappeared immediately. Memories started to rise before my mind.
那幾天,我繼續陪她寫作。
Those days, I kept company with her for the story.
我很喜歡透過相機,凝視她寫作的樣子,像是尋回遺失已久的記憶。
I really liked watching her through the lens. Watching her writing reminds me the memories which has been lost for a long time.
我又看見潔的笑容。
Through the piece of glass, I saw the familiar smiles, Jei.
在我開始要離開痛苦的時候,蕾她要走了。
Just when I stop feeling the pain, Lei is leaving.
總編打電話過來,就要截稿了。
My Chief editor called me and said the deadline is coming.
明天我就要離開了。
I am going to leave tomorrow.
她像一個天使,突然降臨,讓我措手不及。
Suddenly, she falls into my life like an angel. I was caught unawares.
這次的小說寫得很順利,差不多就要結束了。
This time things go smoothly, and its almost done.
只是,我還不知道該怎樣結局。
However, I havent decided the ending.
這些天我一直在想,我們之間,是錯覺,還是真正的愛情?
I've been thinking these days. What between us is illusion, or true love?
我卻始終解不開謎一樣的你。
I can't still uncover your mystery.
有時候我想,可能是留在陌生的城市,特別需要被保護的感覺。
Sometimes I think when I am staying in an alien city, maybe its because I need more protection.
不過,我開始希望我的小說,能有一個喜劇的結局。
But now I do hope my story can be ended up with a happy closure.
屬於悲劇的小說,變成喜劇收場,過程未必流暢,讀者也不見得熱烈期待。
但是我試著讓結局改變,如果不會更好,至少也留下完美的伏筆。
The plots of tragic novels ended up with a happy ending may not be fluent and smooth, and the readers may not be enthusiastic to the story.
Nevertheless, I try to change the ending. If it doesnt get better, at least Ill leave a perfect foreshadow.
孤獨是屬於悲劇世界的,我也是哭泣城市的一部份。
The loneliness belongs to the tragedy, and I am also a part of the Crying City.
我們還會再相遇嗎?還是,我們的關係,止於這本小說的章節?
Will we see each other again? Or, our relationship only ends in the chapter of the story?
........我沒辦法回答。
I don't know what to say.
今晚我在餐廳等你,我會把結局寫完,讓你成為第一個讀者。
I will wait for you in the restaurant tonight. You can be the first one to read when I finish my book.