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使役动词 let,make,have 和 get 意思相近,很容易混淆,但实际上它们还是有比较明显的区别。要结合具体的上下文来准确地使用。

、请使用 let,make,have 和 get 完成下面的句子

1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't _____ him have a pet.
2. I can't believe she _____ you look at her vacation pictures again last night. We have to look at those stupid pictures every time we go to her house.
3. I don't know how you convince your children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't _____ my children to clean up their rooms if my life depended on it.
4. Professor Yu _____ each of her students write an essay describing their future goals in life.
5. Professor Yu _____ her students use a dictionary while they were taking the test.
6. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But after days of nagging, she finally _____ him to go see the new production of La Boheme.
7. Sally _____ me take off my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to keep the carpet clean.
8. Rebecca Smith requested a copy of that expense report, so I _____ the courier take one over to her last week.
9. Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she won't _____ her children watch TV.
10. Mr. Levine _____ his secretary call Ms. Jackson and reconfirm their meeting on Thursday.
二、答案、参考翻译及解析
1. let
山姆真的想要条狗,但他的父母不允许他养宠物。
解析:根据句意判断,用 let 最合理,相当于 allow.
2. made
我不敢相信她昨晚又让你看了她的度假照。我们每次去她家都得看那些愚蠢的照片。
解析:从后半句可以看出,看照片是被迫的一种行为,因此只用 made.
3. get
我不知道你是怎么说服你的孩子打扫房间的。如果我依赖我的孩子们来打扫,那么我就不能说服他们去打扫他们的房间。
解析:从后面的带 to 不定式可以看出,只能用 get,表示说服某人做某事。
4. had
余教授让她的每个学生写一篇文章,描述他们未来的人生目标。
解析:have 作使役动词时,常用于管理和工作关系,解释动作由谁来做,在这里表示老师对学习做作业的要求,因此选 had.
5. let
余教授允许她的学生在考试时用字典。
解析:let 在这里表示允许,相当于 allow;或者说考试时用字典不牵扯到什么关系或不带有什么被迫的成分。
6. got
黛比的丈夫讨厌歌剧。但经过几天的唠叨,她终于让他去看波希米亚的新作。
解析:同题3.
7. made
我进萨莉家之前,她让我脱掉鞋子。她说她想保持地毯干净。
解析:从后半句可以判断,脱鞋这个动作是被迫执行的,所以用 made.
8.  had
丽贝卡·史密斯要了一份费用报告的复印件,所以我上周让快递员给她拿了一份。
解析:从 report 可以判断,此句牵扯到工作关系,因此用 had.
9. let
黛安认为看电视是浪费时间,所以她不允许她的孩子看电视。
解析:在此否定句中,只有 let 的用法才能符合句意,其他的意思或使用场景不合理。
10. had
莱文让他的秘书打电话给杰克逊女士,再次确认他们周四的会面。
解析:从 secretary 可以看出,这里涉及到工作关系,因此只用 had.
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