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朋友们,
今天我们来学习英语里表示“使某人做什么的动机”的习惯用法:what makes someone tick
make,使…;
tick指(钟表走时)发出滴答声
what makes someone tick指The things that motivate one or make one behave in a certain way.
使某人行动的动机、心理,喻指做事情的目的、原因。
Find out what makes him tick, why he made the choices he did.
找出是什么让他这么做,为什么他会做出这样的选择。
I have no insight into what makes her tick and so didn"t know how to help her.
我不清楚使她这么做的原因,所以不知道如何帮助她。
下面是99岁高龄的美国情景喜剧之父诺曼·李尔在去年接受采访时,解释他在疫情期间依然充满创作热情的原因:
When asked what makes him tick, Lear said, "I have six children and four grandchildren. They all make me tick. Having finished this sentence, and heard me say "make me tick" makes me tick!" he laughed. "I like the way my shoes and socks are feeling. Makes me tick!"
当问及是使他创作的动力时,李尔说:“我有六个孩子和四个孙子。他们都是我的动力。说完这句话,听到我自己说‘让我有动力’让我充满动力!”他笑了。”我喜欢我的鞋子和袜子穿在脚上的感觉。它们让我充满动力!”
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