英语复习知识点概要make a promise和make use of make a promise 该动词短语意为“允诺”，其中的promise为名词，与它搭配的词组还有keep one’s promise(守信)等。如： He’s always making promises and then breaking them. Promise 也可是动词（vt.& vi.）意为“允诺”，“答应”。 所用动词句型为： promise to do sth(不定式作宾语) promise sb. to do sth.（后接双宾语） promise (sb)that – clause (that-clause为宾语从句) 如：①He promises me to buy a bike for my birthday gift. ②He promises me that he will buy a bike for my birthday gift. make……do sth.使……做某事。做补语的不定式不带to,但在被动语态中则带to,即:be made to do sth. 新概念英语网课 新概念英语听力 新概念英语音频 The landlord made him work 12 hours a day.地主让他一天干12个小时的活。 被动式：He was made to work 12 hours a day(by the landlord). 与make意义相近的词还有let/have/get,但get的使用结构为:get…to do sth. How can we get the trees to grow quicker?我们怎么能让树长快点呢？ make fun of取笑；嘲笑。 ①It’s wrong to make fun of the blind.取笑盲人是不对的。 ②It’s bad manners to make fun of a person who is in trouble.拿困境中的人开玩笑是不礼貌的。 make sure 弄肯定，设法做到，确保，安排妥，务必,后接宾语从句。如： He made sure that he had enough food for the journey.他设法为旅行备足了食物。Make sure(that)you pick the child up at five. Please make sure the house is locked.务必确保房门已锁上。 make sure 后还可接of或about ,指“弄清，搞明”如： Have you made sure of the time of the train?你搞清楚火车的时间了吗？ We’ve made sure of our seats for the movie. make use of  该短语动词意为“利用”，其中use 前可被good,the best, much,little no修饰。如： You must make good use of any opportunities you have of practi- sing English. 以 use为核心，组成的词组有： in use 在使用中；out of use(目前)不使用 come into use 开始被使用；go out of use 不再使用。 not…but …    不是……而是…… Shakespeare was not a musician but a writer.莎士比亚不是音乐家而是作家。[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K] Not the students but the teacher is hoping to visit the Great Wall.不是学生而是老师希望去参观长城。 He can’t read or write in English,but can speak English fluently.他不能读英语和写英语，但能流利地说英语。 They neet not money but time.他们所需要的不是钱，而是时间。