Welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real-life American English.

歡迎來到人人英語，我們在這裡練習真實的美式英語。

Today we're going to learn a great idiom, so let's get started.

今天，我們要學習一個很棒的成語，讓我們開始吧。

Today we're learning this idiom, make do.

今天我們來學習這個成語--湊合。

Well, I know make and I know do, but together?

我知道 "做 "和 "做"，但一起做？

Make do.

湊合著用吧。

It's an idiom.

這是一個成語。

And what does it mean?

這意味著什麼？

It means to use what is available when what you have available is not enough.

這意味著，當你現有的東西不夠用時，要利用現有的東西。

You make do with what you have.

你要量力而行。

We use the preposition with.

我們使用介詞 with。

Sometimes you have to make do with what you have.

有時，你不得不將就。

And we say this when what you have is not really enough.

當你所擁有的還遠遠不夠時，我們才會這樣說。

Or I can use without.

或者我可以不用。

Example, if I don't have my car.

例如，如果我沒有車。

Imagine my car is in the shop.

想象一下，我的車在修理廠裡。

So I don't have my car right now.

所以我現在沒有車。

I have to make do without a car.

沒有車我也得湊合著用。

I take the bus.

我坐公車。

I call an Uber.

我叫了一輛 Uber。

I have to do something.

我必須做點什麼。

I have to make do without a car.

沒有車我也得湊合著用。

So remember, make do with or make do without.

是以，請記住，有則改之，無則加勉。

Or I can just say make do.

或者我可以直接說 "湊合著用吧"。

I don't have a car.

我沒有車

I just have to make do.

我只能湊合著用。

You don't have to use with or without.

不一定非要用有或沒有。

You can just say make do.

你就說湊合吧。

I'll have to use what is available when what I have available is not enough.

當我現有的東西不夠用時，我就得利用現有的東西。

That's to make do.

這就是湊合。

Let's hear some examples.

讓我們聽聽一些例子。

We make do with what we got.

我們只能盡力而為。

You hope for the best, then make do with what you get.

你希望有最好的結果，然後將就。

Because trying to make do with only one?

因為想只用一個人？

Even harder than it sounds.

比聽起來還難

We'll make do with what we have, won't we?

我們將盡我們所能，不是嗎？

You know, eight years I've been at Mott Alton.

你知道，我在莫特奧爾頓已經八年了。

I've just been trying to make do with what little money they give us.

我一直在努力用他們給我們的那點錢維持生計。

Sorry, there's no meat.

對不起，沒有肉。

We gotta make do with what we have.

我們必須量力而行。

So you tighten up and make do with what you got.

是以，你要加快腳步，盡力而為。

Example, the party is about to start.

例如，派對即將開始。

But we don't have any napkins.

但我們沒有餐巾紙。

Well, we can't go to the store now, so we'll just have to make do.

我們現在不能去商店，只能湊合著用了。

We'll have to make do without any napkins.

我們只能不用餐巾了。

We'll have to make do without them.

沒有他們，我們也只能湊合了。

Let's practice.

我們來練習一下。

They don't have any napkins, but the party is about to start in five minutes.

他們沒有餐巾紙，但派對五分鐘後就要開始了。

What are they going to do?

他們會怎麼做？

Are they going to make do?

他們能做到嗎？

They're going to have to make do.

他們只能將就了。

Are they going to have to make do without them?

難道沒有他們，他們也得湊合著過嗎？

That's right, they're going to have to make do without them.

沒錯，沒有它們他們也得湊合著用。

Example, he doesn't have enough money for a new car.

例如，他沒有足夠的錢買一輛新車。

So what is he going to do?

那麼他打算怎麼做呢？

He's going to buy an old car.

他要買一輛舊車。

He's going to have to make do with an old car.

他只能用一輛舊車湊合了。

Let's practice.

我們來練習一下。

He doesn't have enough money for a new car.

他沒有足夠的錢買新車。

So what is he going to do?

那麼他打算怎麼做呢？

Is he going to have to make do with an old car?

難道他只能用一輛舊車嗎？

That's right, he's going to have to make do with an old car.

沒錯，他只能用一輛舊車湊合了。

So remember the idiom, make do.

是以，請記住一個成語：湊合著過。

It means to manage with limited resources.

這意味著要用有限的資源進行管理。

Thank you for watching.

感謝您的收看。

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如果您喜歡這段視頻，請訂閱我們的頻道。

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如果您想成為會員，請點擊 "加入 "按鈕。

And we'll see you next time.

我們下次再見。