I found I could easily make myself _________ by using sign language.
A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. being understood
答案选A,但容易误选B,即硬套“make + 名词或代词 + 动词原形”这一结构。但是对于该结构同学们忽略了一点,就是该结构中的名词或代词应与其后动词有逻辑上的主谓关系,而对于上面一题,myself 与其后的动词 understand 显然不是主谓关系,而是动宾关系,或者说是被动关系,故此时的动词应用过去分词表被动。又如:
(1) As a teacher, you should make yourself _________.
A. respect B. respecting C. respected D. to respect
Eventually I started to understand what the teacher was saying.
最后我才明白老师说的是什么。
He didn't understand her vague words.
他没有理解女孩含糊的话语。
This ribbon is to help people understand the AIDS disease.
红丝带是帮助人们了解艾滋病的。
Do you understand this poem?
你懂这首诗吗?
Do you understand me?
你懂我的话吗?
※That is not good language which all understand not. 不是人人都懂的语言不是好语言。
※To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune. 要真正了解一个人,需在不幸中考察他。
※To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune .(Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor )——要真正了解一个人,需在不幸中考察他。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑. B .)
※How do you understand happiness? ----Struggle. 你对幸福的理解是什么?-----斗争.