Make or Do? Learn English for FREE with Lucy!

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I've just made myself a cup of tea

我刚为自己冲了杯咖啡

我马上真的应该要做家务了

and I should do some housework soon

但是，这让我想到两个

but, it got me thinking about two words

that many students find very difficult to use.

很多学生觉得很难使用的单词

Today, I want to talk to you about 'make' and 'do'.

今天，我想和你谈谈“make”和“do”

So why are these words so difficult to use?

所以，为什么这两个单词如此难用呢？

The answer is that both words have very similar meanings

答案是这两个单词有着十分相似的意思

and, in many languages

而且，在许多语言中

they use just one word

它们就使用同一个单词

like 'hacer' in Spanish

就像西班牙语中的"hacer"

So what is the main difference?

所以它们的主要区别到底是什么呢？

Well with 'make' you are creating something

那么，当你在创造某些

that didn't exist before

不存在的事物的时候，用“make”

Whilst with 'do' you're completing a task

同时当你正在进行一件

that already exists

已经存在的事物的时候才会用到"do"

Now please remember

现在请你记住

as with all English concepts

所有的英语概念

there are always exceptions

都有例外

and I will talk about those after I've explained the most important parts.

在我解释完最重要的部分后，我会聊到那些情况

So things that we can create from scratch:

说到那些我们能从零开始创造的：

A coffee or tea: shall I make you one?

我能帮你泡一杯咖啡或茶吗？

An offer: I'd like to make you an offer.

一份工作机会：我想给你个工作机会

Can I make a suggestion?

我能提个建议吗

Alright, but only if you make me a promise.

行，但是除非你给我个承诺

Also: I think I've made a mistake.

还有，我觉得我犯了个错

I'd like to make a complaint!

我想投诉

Who's making that noise?

谁在发出噪音

I've made a really important discovery.

我有了个相当重要的发现

Most things to do with business go with make

大多数关于生意的事儿要用到make

for example: profit and loss

比如利润和亏损

Last month I made a loss

虽然上个月我亏了

but this month I want to make a profit.

但是这个月我想赚钱

You can also make an investment into somebody else's business.

你也能投资别人的生意

If you're sure that your football team is going to win

如果你确信你的足球队会赢

It could be an idea to make a bet on them

那你就能考虑试着对它下注

to try and earn some extra cash

然后赚点儿外快

And also, if things go really well for you

然后，如果形势不错

and you earn a lot of money

你赚了很多钱

you will have made a fortune.

那你就发财了

Now let's talk about 'do'.

现在让咱们聊聊“do”

I've already told you that 'do' is when you complete a task that already exists

我已经告诉你了“do”是用来表述做已经存在的事儿

For example: every night I do my homework.

比如：每天晚上我都做家作

Next week I have to do a test.

下周我不得不考个试

In science we did experiments.

在科学领域中，我们做实验

I hope I don't have to do any interviews soon!

我希望不用参加任何面试

Next summer, I think I'll do a language course.

下个夏天，我觉得我要上语言课

Housework chores are tasks, and that's an important one to remember

记住个重要的事儿，家务是任务

I hate doing the shopping.

我讨厌逛街

I don't mind doing the dishes

我不介意洗碗

but I loathe (and that means really hate)

但我厌恶（意思是真的讨厌）

doing the ironing.

熨衣服

You can also do well or badly at something

你能把一件事儿办好或办砸

I did badly in an exam last summer, so now I have to do it again.

上个夏天我考的不好，所以现在我不得不重考

You can do bad or good.

你能做坏事儿或好事儿

Doing good is doing something positive

做好事儿意味着传递正能量

If you eat healthily, you do yourself good.

如果你吃得健康，就是对自己好

You also do your best, or do your worst.

你也能尽你所能或做最差的你

If you run a race, you should do your best

如果你赛跑，你要尽力

to try and achieve the best possible time.

去达到最好成绩

I've got my red pen out!

我拿出了红笔

It's exception time and unfortunately

该说特例了，而且很不幸的是

there are many exceptions to do with 'do' and 'make'.

关于“do”和“make”有许多特例

I told you that most things to do with money and business

我说了大多数关于钱和生意的事儿

go with make

用make

However, have you ever heard the phrase

但是，你有听过

'Pleasure doing business with you'?

“很高心和你做生意吗？”

Business, just the word, goes with do.

生意，就这个单词的时候，用do

We do business with someone.

我们和某人做生意

I also said that housework and chores go with do.

我也说过做家务的时候用do

But when I get up in the morning I should make my bed.

但当我早上起床整理床铺的时候，用make

I also said that make was to do with creation

我还说过创造的时候用do

So we create art, right?

所以我们创作艺术，对吗

Wrong! We do a drawing.

错，我们画画用do

And finally, girls, hair and make-up.

最后，女孩子们，做发型和化妆

I do my hair, and I also do my make-up.

用do

Ooh! Sorry! Just doing my lipstick.

哦，对不住，只是在涂口红

Um, that's it for 'make' or 'do'.

额，这就是“make”和“do”

I really hope you learnt something

我衷心希望你们学到了点儿东西

And I would really appreciate it if you subscribe

如果你订阅了，我会相当感谢的

and also if you attempt the quiz that I'm showing next.

如果你试着做我下次出的题

You can leave your answers in the comments

你可以把答案写在评论里

And I will try and correct them all.

我会试着改进它们

Bye bye!

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