20.make good on something

　　to do something you have promised or feel you owe someone

　　兑现对某人的承诺

　　Let me make good on it by taking you out to dinner.

　　我要兑现承诺，带你出去吃饭。

　　Jason made good on the bet after two weeks.

　　杰森两周之后兑现了赌约。

　　21.make light of something

　　to joke about something serious

　　不在乎、轻视某事

　　I think you need to make light of the whole situation. What good does it do to worry so much?

　　我觉得你不用把整个形势看得太重了，有什么好担心的?

　　They made light of the mistake and continued with the job.

　　他们对错误满不在乎，继续做着工作。

　　22.make mischief

　　to do something naughty, to get in trouble

　　挑拨离间，搬弄是非。

　　The boys made mischief over the holidays and were grounded for three days.

　　这些男孩假期搬弄是非，滞留了三天。

　　I know you're making mischief. I can see the twinkle in your eye.

　　我知道你在搬弄是非，我看见你眨眼了。

　　23.make sense

　　to to try to understand something, to be understandable

　　试着理解某件事，或被理解

　　Does that make any sense to you?

　　你理解我的意思了吗?

　　I'm trying to make sense of this situation.

　　我在试图让你明白形势。

　　24.make short work of something

　　to do something quickly

　　迅速做完某事

　　Let's make short work of the garden and have a beer.

　　快去花园，喝啤酒吧。

　　She made short work of the report and moved on to the presentation.

　　她飞快地写完了报告，然后准备陈述。

　　25.make someone tick

　　to be responsible for how someone acts in life

　　激发对某事的责任心

　　His love of music makes him tick.

　　他对音乐的爱使自己倍受鼓舞。

　　What makes you tick? What really gets you excited?

　　什么让你倍受鼓舞?什么让你如此兴奋?

　　26.make something up

　　to invent something that isn't true, to tell a false story

　　编造虚假的事，撒谎

　　He made up an excuse to get out of work that day.

　　那天他编了个借口旷工。

　　Have you ever made something up?

　　你撒过谎吗?

　　27.make the grade

　　to be good enough

　　足够好

　　I'm afraid your work here doesn't make the grade.

　　我恐怕你的工作没有达到标准。

　　Do you think this painting will make the grade at the competition?

　　你觉得这幅画和比赛搭吗?

　　28.make waves

　　to cause others trouble, often by complaining a lot

　　捣蛋，通常是通过怨声载道

　　Many people say it's important to not make waves at work. That's how we get into a mess!

　　很多人说，工作不惹事很重要。这就是我们陷入困境的原因!

　　Her father made waves until the school decided to give her another chance.

　　直到学校答应再给她一次机会，她父亲才停止捣乱。

（编辑：何莹莹）