make是一个常见词，其本意是“做”、“制造”。本单元同时出现了make常见的两种用法，现分述如下：

（１） make后面跟动词原形表示使某人做某事。

Our teacher made us get to school before 7:30.我们老师要我们７：３０前到校。

The landlord made the workers work 15 hours a day.地主让工人们一天干十五个小时活。

【注意】把make sb do sth变为被动语态的时候应该加上to，即 变成be made to do sth。请看：

His father made him come back home on time.

＝﹥ He was made to come back home on time by his father.

The joke made us laugh .

＝﹥We were made to laugh by the joke.

（２） make后面跟形容词表示使某人／物处于······状态。

The death of my cat makes me very sad.　我的猫的死亡让我很难过。

Books give us knowledge and make us happy.　书不仅给我们知识，而且使我们快乐。

The music made me very relaxed. 音乐让我非常放松。