To make sense
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定义
(Your explanation) makes sense: （你的解释）有道理
That doesn't make sense!: 那根本没有道理！
示例
- "I understand that you wanted to marry a rich guy, at least that makes sense, but yet here you are back in London with nothing to show for it, not even a fancy diamond ring."
- "And the partnerships he proposes make a lot of sense."
- "With my husband working full time, I have decided that it makes sense for me to stop working at this time in order to spend more time with my kids in their formative years."
练习 1
Icarus Quincy has reviewed the income tax forms for the company times this morning, but the figures still don't make sense to him. The numbers just don't add up. It seems like Icarus has another long afternoon of calculations ahead of him.
Icarus Quincy has reviewed the income tax forms for the company many 1 times this morning, but the figures still don't make much 2 sense to him. The numbers just don't add up. It seems like Icarus has another long afternoon of calculations ahead of him.
1 many: 'Many times' is the correct choice here. As a plural noun, 'times' is countable, so we must use 'many' to describe it.
1 much: 'Much' is only used to describe uncountable nouns. Because 'times' is countable, we cannot use 'much' in this case.
2 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'sense'. The expression 'it doesn't make sense' means that something is illogical, or that it isn't well understood.
2 many: We only use 'many' to qualify countable nouns. Because 'sense' is an uncountable noun, we cannot use 'many' to describe it.
练习 2
Fill in the blanks below with either 'to make' or 'to do'.
Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly
Bruno: Have you any progress on the new perfumes, Horatio?
Horatio: No, but I've the housework.
Bruno: That doesn't any sense.
Horatio: Sorry. I suppose I have a mistake.
Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly
Bruno: Have you any progress on the new perfumes, Horatio?
Horatio: No, but I've the housework.
Bruno: That doesn't any sense.
Horatio: Sorry. I suppose I have a mistake.
Fill in the blanks below with either 'to make' or 'to do'.
Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly
Bruno: Have you made 1 any progress on the new perfumes, Horatio?
Horatio: No, but I've done 2 the housework.
Bruno: That doesn't make 3 any sense.
Horatio: Sorry. I suppose I have made 4 a mistake.
Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly
Bruno: Have you made 1 any progress on the new perfumes, Horatio?
Horatio: No, but I've done 2 the housework.
Bruno: That doesn't make 3 any sense.
Horatio: Sorry. I suppose I have made 4 a mistake.
1 made: 'To make progress' is an expression which is formed with the verb 'to make'. We use the present perfect tense because this action occurred at an unknown or unspecified point in the past. The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'to have' plus the past participle of the main verb (made).
2 done: In English, one 'does the housework'. We use the verb 'to do' to form this construction. 'To do the housework' is to clean up around the house: sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, etc. We use the present perfect tense here following the auxiliary construction 'I've' (I have). Using this tense suggests that Horatio did the housework at an unspecified time in the past.
3 make: The construction 'to make sense' is formed with the verb 'to make'. The expression 'that makes sense' indicates that something (an explanation, an argument) is logical or sound. We use the infinitive form of the verb 'to make' (without 'to') following the auxiliary 'doesn't'. Bruno is expressing that Horatio's comment that he has done the housework is 'strange' or 'illogical'.
4 made: This is correct. We use the present perfect tense (which uses the past participle form of the verb, 'made') because this action occurred at an unknown or unspecified point in the past.
练习 3
Fill in the blanks below using much or many.
Luna: How is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Luna: How is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Fill in the blanks below using much or many.
Luna: How much 1 is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so many 2 dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not much 3 sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So many 4 people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Luna: How much 1 is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so many 2 dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not much 3 sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So many 4 people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
1 much: In English, the question 'how much is (that hat)?' refers to the cost of the hat or how much 'money' it is. A more complete way to ask this question is 'how much money does the hat cost?' 'Money' is implied or understood as the subject of the phrase. Because 'money' is an uncountable noun, 'much' is used rather than 'many'.
2 many: 'Dogs' is a countable noun, so we use 'many' to describe it.
3 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns. The word 'sense' is an uncountable noun. The idiom 'to make sense' means to be 'reasonable' or 'logical'.
4 many: The noun 'people' is countable, therefore we use 'many' to describe it.
练习 4
Susie tells Dr. Donna "you've got the wrong end of the stick".
What does she mean when she says this?
What does she mean when she says this?
Susie tells Dr. Donna "you've got the wrong end of the stick".
What does she mean when she says this?
What does she mean when she says this?
Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Donna "shouldn't raise her voice", but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone". "To raise one's voice" is to shout, or to raise the volume of one's voice due to being excited or angry.
Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Susie is becoming "angry" or "mad", but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone".
The idiom "you've got the wrong end of the stick" means that someone, in this case Donna, has misunderstood something or that they have the wrong idea. After Donna diagnoses Susie with "a fear of being rejected" and a major alcohol problem, Susie explains that this isn't the case: Donna has misunderstood the situation and has got "the wrong end of the stick". Other idioms which express this same idea: "You've got it all wrong" or "You've got the wrong idea".
Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Donna isn't "making sense" or that she is being confusing or unclear, but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone".
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