DO vs MAKE: Top 17 English Vocabulary Phrases

Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.

大家好，我是Vanessa 来自说英语和Vanessa.vom

Make exercise, do exercise, which one's correct?

make锻炼和do锻炼，哪一个正确呢？

Let's talk about it.

让我们一起讨论一下

Do and make are two commonly confused verbs in English, so today I'd like to help you

do 和 make 是两个常见但疑惑的动词在英语中，所以今天我将要帮助你了解

learn the top seven expressions with do and the top 10 expressions with make.

学习最重要do的七种表达方式与make的十种表达方式

If you have ever made any of these mistakes I hope you won't do it again after this lesson.

如果你总是犯这些错误，我希望你上完这节课后不会再犯

Let's get started with some general principles.

让我们开始讲些一般主要的

We use do for specific tasks, some obligations, or repetitive activities.

我们使用do是为了一个具体任务，义务或者重复性活动

I need to do some housework.

我需要做些家务

This is an obligation, a duty, to do some housework.

这是一种义务，一种责任，去做家务

We use make for creating or producing something.

我们使用make为了创造或者创作一些事情

I need to make some soup.

我需要做些汤

I'm creating the soup.

我在做这个汤

Today we're going to be in two different locations, one in the woods and one by the stream so

今天我们占据在两个不同地点，一个在树林还有小溪

that you can visually remember the difference between these two words.

然后你可以视觉效果地记住这两个不同的单词

I hope that it will just add to this experience so that you can enjoy the lesson and also

我希望您仅仅只是添加经验和享受这节课

remember these words.

并且记住这些单词

But this can be tricky because cooking meals is kind of an obligation or a duty, right?

但是这可能会棘手因为做饭是一种义务或者责任，对吧？

I hope that by talking about some specific expressions with both of these words it'll

我希望通过这个讨论一些具体表达方式

help you to remember them, but also it'll help you to keep those words together.

来帮助你记住它们，其次帮助保留这些单词

If you hear make soup, make soup, make soup a lot your brain will keep these two words

如果你总是听见make soup, make soup, make soup ，你的大脑将会保存这两个单词

together.

在一起

It's kind of like when you were first starting to learn English you never heard I were happy.

感觉像是当你刚开始学英语，你从来没有听过 i were happy

You always heard I was happy.

你总是听到 i was happy

Because you never heard I were happy you probably didn't create that wrong sentence structure,

因为你从来没有听过，你肯定不会造错句型结构

so I hope that by hearing this correct sentence structure again and again you're going to

所以我希望你通过一遍遍的听正确的句型结构然后你将会

be able to remember if it's do or if it's make.

有能力去记住如果是do 或者是make

Let's start by talking about seven expressions using do.

让我们先讲述七种表达方式使用do

Everyone loves doing chores.

每个人都喜欢做家务

I dream about doing the laundry.

我有梦到关于洗衣服

Doing the dishes is my favorite activity.

洗盘子是我最喜爱的活动

Okay, maybe that's not true for you.

好吧，可能不针对你来说

But here we're using do to talk about this duty, this obligation, this repetitive task.

但是在这里，我们使用do去说关于责任，这个义务，这个重复性任务

We use do to talk about almost every household chore.

我们用do去说关于大多数所有的家庭家务

Do the laundry, do the dishes, except make the bed.

洗衣服，洗盘子，除了make bed(收拾床铺）

This is an exception, but we often use do to talk about those household repetitive chores.

这是个异常，但是我们经常用do去说关于那些家庭常做的的家务

For more household chores check out my video, 70 Cleaning Expressions In English, up here.

为了学更多的家庭中的家务，查看我的视频，70种清扫表达方式在英文里，在这里

Number two, I can't go play a game because I have to do some work, or maybe because I

第二个，我不可以玩游戏因为我需要做些工作，或者可以说因为

have to do some homework.

我需要做些家庭作业

To do work is a common expression.

去do work是种常见的表达

Actually I said this to Dan when I was writing this lesson.

事实上我跟dan说过，当我编辑这节课时

He wanted me to play a game, and I said, "I'm sorry, I can't play the game because I have

他想要我去玩游戏，然后我说抱歉，我不能玩游戏因为我需要do

to do some work," which was writing this lesson.

some work，指的就是编辑这节课程

Number three, Dan, my husband, plays hockey, and after his game he often says the goalie

第三个，dan, 我的丈夫，他看曲棍球比赛，然后他看完比赛后，他经常说守门员

did a good job, but we still lost, or maybe he could've said the goalie did a bad job.

did(do的过去式）a good job,但是我们依旧输掉了，或者可以他说守门员did a bad job

The goalie did a poor job.

反正守门员did a poor job

Here we're talking about doing a good job, doing a bad job, doing a poor job.

在这里，我们讲关于doing a good job, doing a bad job, doing a poor job

We're using the word do in the past to say did.

我们用这个单词do 在过去时说did

He did a good job.

he did( do 的过去式）a good job

What do you think about this lesson?

你觉得怎么样关于这节课

Am I doing a good job explaining these expressions?

我有做好讲解工作关于这些表达方式？

Number four, have you done any exercises recently?

第四个，你最近有完成任何的锻炼吗

Maybe you might say, "Well, I did some Yoga yesterday, and I'm going to do some Pilates

或者你可以说，当然，我有做一些瑜伽在昨天，然后我将要去做一些普拉提课程

today."

在今天

This question uses do in another verb tense.

这个问题用do在其他动态时

Have you done any exercises recently?

你最近有完成一些锻炼吗？

This can be a little bit tricky to talk about do plus exercise because we often just take

这个可能有点棘手去说关于do加上exercise因为我们经常

out do completely and say, "Have you exercised recently?"

拿出干练的说，你最近有锻炼吗？

This is using exercise as the verb.

这里用锻炼为一个动词

Have you exercised?

你有锻炼吗？

Notice the "ed."

注意ed

That tells us that this is a verb.

这个告诉我们这是一个动词

Have you exercised recently?

你最近有锻炼吗

But in my original sentence, have you done any exercises, this is using exercise as a

但在我原来的句子中，你有完成任何锻炼吗，这个用exercise为一个

noun, and then do is our verb.

名词，然后do为动词

So make sure that you use this correctly.

所以确定你正确地使用这个

We don't want to have do plus exercise as a verb.

我们不想要有do加上exercise为一个动词

We need to only have one verb here.

我们只需要一个动词在这里

Have you done any exercises?

你有完成任何锻炼吗？

Have you exercised?

你有锻炼吗？

Number five, how are you doing?

第五点，你觉得做得怎么样

I'm doing pretty well.

我做的非常好

I'm not doing that hot.

我没有做到那么热情

This is a common greeting.

这是一个很常见的问候语

You might hear this all the time.

你可以听到这个在大多数时间

Maybe you say this a lot.

可能你说过很多次

To learn some other common greetings and other ways to start sentences you can check out

去学一些其他常见问候语，和其他方法开头语你可以查看

this link up here.

这个链接在这里

How are you doing?

你做的怎么样

I'm doing great.

我做的很好

I'm not doing that hot, wonderful.

我没有做到那么热情，美妙

Number six, I always try to do my best.

第六个，我总是去尽到我最大的努力

To do my best is a beautiful expression.

去做到最好是一个委婉的表达方式

It means you're not perfect, but you try to do your best.

它的意思你不需要最完美，但是尽你最大的努力

If you said this in a job interview, "I always try to do my best every day at work," wow,

如果你说当一个工作面试，每天的工作我总是尽我最到的努力

great.

wow，很好

You're hired.

你被聘请了

This is a wonderful way to express that you are a diligent worker, you're a hard worker,

这是一个很棒的方式去表达你是一个勤奋的工作者，你是个努力的工作者

and even though you're not perfect you're going to always do your best.

甚至就算你不完美，但你将尽你最大的努力

Number seven, please do something, do anything.

第七点，请do一些事情，do任何事情

Maybe if you have a friend who is single and is always complaining about not going on a

或者你如果有一个单身朋友，总是抱怨没有约会

date you might say, "Well, maybe it would be a good idea if you got out of your house

你可能会说，没事，可能会是一个很好的主意如果你在外面

one day.

一天

Maybe you should go to a Yoga class.

或者你说去上瑜伽课

Maybe you should go for a walk in the park and talk to someone while you're walking your

你或许可以在公园散步和某个人，或者你的

dog.

狗

Just do something, do anything."

只是do一些事情，do任何事

We often use do with these words, something, anything.

我们经常用do和这些词，一些事情，任何事情

And it's not specific.

和不是那么的具体

Something and anything is not telling a specific activity, but we often use those together.

一些事情和任何事情属于没有告诉一个具体的活动，但是我们经常用这些词一起

You can also use this in a less intense situation.

你也可以用这个在不那么紧张的情况下

Maybe if your friend's inviting you to go to a Yoga class you might say, "Oh, I can't

或者如果你的朋友邀请你去瑜伽课，你可能会说，哦，我不能

go to Yoga class because I have to do something else."

去瑜伽课因为我要做些其他事情

You're not saying what you have to do.

你没有说你要做什么

It's kind of mysterious.

是属于一个谜

You're not saying that other activity that you need to do, but you're just saying, "Oh,

你没有说其他的活动你需要做，但是你只是说，哦

I need to do something else, to do something, do something else."

我需要do something else, 去 do something, do something else

Now let's go on to make.

现在，让我们一起进入make

These are the top 10 expressions using make, at least according to me.

这里重要的10种表达方式用make，至少在我看来是这样的

Number one, Dan makes oatmeal for us every morning.

第一个，dan给我们做燕麦粥每天早餐

I like to make green tea in the afternoon.

我喜欢泡绿茶在下午

We often use make with food or drinks, and it's a good way to use this naturally.

我们经常用make 和食物或饮料，是一个很好用的自然方法

Number two, if you watch the ad at the beginning of this video I make some money.

第二点，如果你观看广告在这个视频的开头，我有赚些钱哟

Thanks.

谢谢

Here I'm not creating or producing.

在这里，我没有创作或者创作

I'm not printing the money myself, but here I'm still acquiring the money.

我自己没有打印钱，但是我在收购钱

So I want to know when you were in high school what did you do to make money?

所以我想要知道当你在高中时你做什么来赚取钱呢

Did you babysit?

你有过临时照看孩子吗？

Did you walk your neighbor's dog?

你有遛过你家邻居家的狗吗

Did you do your neighbor's homework?

你有帮忙做你邻居家的家庭工作吗

What did you do to make money.

你做什么来赚取钱呢

Sentence number three, it can be tough to make new friends when you move to a new city.

第三个句子，可能会很困难去交新朋友当你移到新的城市

Here we're using the expression make friends.

这里我们用这个表达方式交朋友

You're not actually creating your friends like Frankenstein, at least I hope not.

事实上，你没有创造你的朋友像弗兰肯斯坦，至少我不希望那样

But you're acquiring new friends.

但是你在获得新的朋友

When I think about the friends that I have now, I made one friend at the grocery store.

当我想到我现在的朋友，我在杂货店交了一个朋友

I made another friend at Yoga class, and I made another friend 10 years ago in college.

我有脚其他的朋友在瑜伽课，和交的其他朋友来自十年前的学院

As an adult we make friends in a lot of different ways.

作为一个成人我们可以交朋友在不同的方法

Have you ever made a phone call in English?

你有经常打电话用英语吗

This can be a little bit scary when you do it, but with practice it gets easier.

这可能会害怕当你做的时候，但是随着练习会变得简单

We have a couple expressions we use when we talk about using the phone, but when you're

我们有些表达方式我们用当我们打电话时但是当你是

the one dialing the numbers you're the one who's making a phone call.

拨电话的那个人，你就是想打电话的那个人

If you want to use some common expressions for phone conversations make sure to check

如果你想要用一些常见的表达方式为电话交谈确保查看

out this video up here.

这个视频在这里

Number five, make a suggestion about what kind of lesson you'd like me to make here

第五个，做一个建议关于什么样的课程你希望我我去讲解

on YouTube in the future.

在YouTube未来

I'm asking you to make a suggestion.

我在问你去做一个建议

Give me some ideas.

给我一些想法

Number six, when you make a mistake don't make an excuse, just tell the truth.

第六点，当你犯错误时，不要找借口，要真诚

Here are two for the price of one, make a mistake and make an excuse.

这里有两个为一的代价，犯错误和找借口。

I often hear English learners say I did a mistake, and to them I would say, "Yup, you

我经常听英语学者说我did a mistake, 对他们我说，耶， you

did.

did

You made a mistake."

你犯了一个错误

If you want to use did, you could say, "I did something wrong."

如果你想要用did，又可以说我做一些错误事情

But here this is a beautiful expression you can use instead with make.

但是在这里是一个很好的表达你可以用而不是make

I made a mistake.

我有犯一个错误

And if you make a mistake don't make an excuse.

如果你犯了一个错误不要找借口

No one likes someone who makes excuses.

没有人喜欢人找借口

Oh, I was tired.

噢，我累了

I was hungry.

我饿了

There was a lot of traffic.

这里有太多的交通了

Don't make an excuse.

不要找借口

Just tell the truth and say you're sorry and move on.

说真话然后说你很抱歉继续前进

Number seven, I often read reviews to help me make a decision before I buy something.

第七个，我经常阅读复习去帮助我做决定在之前，我买些东西

Do you do that?

你有做那个吗？

Do you read reviews before you buy something?

你有做阅读复习在之前，当你买些东西吗

What helps you to make a decision?

什么帮助你去做决定

Have you ever made a decision that you have regretted.

你有总是做决定然后你又后悔吗？

I hope you don't regret making the decision to watch this lesson.

我希望你不要后悔去做决定观看这节课程

Study these words so that you can make sure that you use them correctly.

学习这些单词然后你可以确保你正确地使用它们

We often say make sure to mean make certain, be certain.

我们经常说确保的意思是确定，确定

But we don't use that one as much, so forget about that one and just remember make sure.

但是我们不会总是用那一个，所以不要忘记那一个和请记住make sure

We often use this as kind of a reminder.

我们经常使用这种类型为一个提醒

Make sure that you finish your homework.

确保你完成你的家庭作业

Make sure that you clean your room.

确保你打扫你的房间

Make sure, make sure, make sure.

确保，确保，确保

If you use make sure as a reminder to someone else make sure you say it with a smile because

如果你用确保为其他的一个提醒给某些人，确保你说的时候要和着笑脸

it can be kind of annoying if someone says make sure you do this, make sure you do this,

是属于一种反感如果某些人说确保你做这个，确保你做这个

make sure you do this.

确保你做这个

So make sure you say it with a smile.

所以确保你说的时候给予一个微笑

Number nine, it really makes me happy that you're still watching this video and didn't

第九个，让我很开心又仍然观看这个视频和没有

click away.

点击离开

Your actions have an effect on me.

你的动作有影响到我

It makes me happy.

让我很开心

Or we could use this in a negative way.

或者我们可以用这个在一个消极感

Talking with her about her problems makes me feel drained, or maybe watching these lessons

和她讲述关于她的问题让我感到精疲力尽，或者可能观看这节课程

makes you feel excited about English.

让你感动兴奋关于英语

It makes you react in a certain way.

让你反映在一个确定的方式

It makes me feel happy.

让我很开心

It makes me feel drained.

让我精疲力尽

It makes me feel excited.

让我很兴奋

I hope this lesson makes you feel excited because I am sitting on a log suspected over

我希望这节课让你感到很兴奋因为我坐在原木上怀疑了

the creek, and it's not very comfortable, so it makes me happy that you're still watching

这个小溪，不是很舒服，所以让我很开心的是你还仍然观看

this, and that this experience is worth it.

这个，然后这个经验是值得的

Number 10, try to use English every day.

第十个，尝试使用英语每一天

This advice just makes sense.

这个建议只是有意义的

If someone told you study English for six hours every Saturday, and you can forget about

如果有人告诉你学英语六个小时每个星期六，然后你会忘记

English the other six days of the week, this advice doesn't really make sense.

学英语在一个星期的六天里，这个建议不是很有意义

It feels really stressful to me.

我感到很大的压力感

So when you use this expression it makes sense.

所以当你使用这个表达方式就很有意义

It doesn't make sense.

一点也没有意义

We're using this in the sense of sensible.

我们使用这个是为了有意义

This is the root word here.

这是词根

It is sensible advice to study English a little bit every day.

是一个明智的去建议学英语每天一点点

It is not sensible advice to study English just one day for a long period of time.

不是一个明智的去建议学习英语只是一天在很长期的时间中

You feel stressed.

你感到压力

You don't remember things easily.

你很快的不要忘记这些

So it makes sense to study English little by little every day.

所以很有意义去学习一点点英文每一天

I think it makes sense to have a review now, don't you think?

我认为很有意义来复习一遍，你难道不觉得吗？

Let's go back and review all of the expressions that we talked about with do and all of the

让我们回到然后复习所有的表达方式关于do和所有的

expressions we talked about with make.

表达方式关于make

Let's review the seven expressions with do.

让我们一起复习一遍do的七种表达方式

Number one, everyone loves doing chores.

第一点，每个人喜欢做家务

I have to do some work.

我需要去做些工作

The goalie did a good job.

这个守门员did a good job

I did some exercises yesterday.

我did 一些锻炼在昨天

How are you doing?

I'm doing pretty well.

我做的非常好

I always try to do my best.

我总是尽到我最大的努力

I have to do something else.

我需要去do一些其他事情

And now the 10 expressions with make.

现在10个make的表达方式

Number one, Dan makes us oatmeal.

第一点，dan给我们熬燕麦粥

Number two, I make some money.

第二点，我赚到一些钱

It can be tough to make friends.

这可能很难交到朋友

I need to make a phone call.

我需要打个电话

Make a suggestion in the comments.

提供一个建议在评论区

When you make a mistake don't make an excuse.

当你犯错时别找借口

The reviews often help me to make a decision.

这些复习经常帮助我做决定

Make sure you clean your room before you go to bed.

确保你打扫你的房间之前去睡觉

It makes me happy that you watched this lesson.

让我感觉很愉快当我观看这节课时

This advice just makes sense.

这个建议很有意义

And now I have a question for you.

我现在有问题问你

What is something that makes you happy?

什么事情让你很高兴呢？

For me it's nice to be outside, but it really makes me happy to be off of that log, and

对于我，很棒的在外面，但是让我真的很开心然后

here I'm sitting on a rock with my toes in the water.

这里我坐在一个石头上和我的脚伸在水里

That makes me really happy.

让我非常高兴

Thanks so much for learning English with me, and I'll see you again next Friday for a new

很高兴你能学英语跟我一起，然后我又会再见你在下一个星期五

lesson here on my YouTube channel.

为一个新的课程在我的频道

Bye.

再见了

The next step is to download my free e-book, Five Steps to Becoming a confident English

接下来去下载我的免费英语书，五步成为一个自信的英语

speaker.

说者

You'll learn what you need to do to speak confidently and fluently.

你将会学到什么你需要自信地和流利地去做与说

Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more free lessons.

不要忘记订阅我的频道为更多的免费课程

Thanks so much, bye.

非常感谢，再见了