Make a good something
In this lesson, Karen mentioned that Nathan "would make a good emcee," which means that she thinks he would be a great host for the party. "Make" in this situation means "be" or "become".
今天的课里，Karen提到Nathan"would make a good emcee"。她的意思是Nathan很适合当年会主持人。所以，"make"在这个情况下的意思是“当”、”成为“。
Most of the time, we use this phrase to express what we think someone or something could be, because we haven't seen them as an actual emcee or mother or president, so "will" and "would" are most often used with this phrase.
通常，我们用这个短语来表达你认为某人、某事可以成为、适合什么。比如主持、母亲或总统。由于你是给出自己的观点，所以常搭配“will”、“would”这些情态动词。
例句:
He'ssocaringandgreatwithkids.He'llmakeawonderfulfather.
他特别关心人，又很会和孩子相处，他应该会是个好爸爸。
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DoyouthinkDonald Trumpwillmakeagoodpresident?
你觉得特朗普会成为一位好总统吗？
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Thisphotoofyouwouldmakeafantasticprofile pic!
你这张照片特别适合做头像照片！
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Ifyouhatenumbers,you'llmakeanawfulaccountant.
如果你讨厌数字，你肯定当不好会计。
Year-end parties in American companies
美国公司的年会
Most year-end parties in America are called "holiday parties" since they're usually held around Christmas. Many companies choose to hold a catered lunch or potluck on company premises during a workday so that attendance will be higher, the budget lower, and employees won't have to make other arrangements if they have kids. Sometimes, particularly for smaller companies, the boss will hold the event at their own house.
大部分年终聚会叫做“假日聚会”，因为这些聚会几乎都在圣诞节前后进行。很多公司会办午餐活动，或者在公司便餐，时间定在工作日中，这样就会有更多员工参加活动，而且预算也不高，员工也不需要改变自己的其他安排（有孩子的员工）。有时，一些小公司，老板会选择在自己家里办活动。
People usually dress up nicely, especially for the fancier dinner parties. Employees often get to bring a guest, and about 50% of companies will provide a full bar. Since hiring babysitters is not exactly affordable, some employees might skip out to take care of the kids, so a number of companies also include on-site child care at the event. The more extravagant parties might also feature a DJ with live music, door prizes, or party favors to take home.
人们通常打扮的漂漂亮亮，尤其是参加奢华晚宴的时候。员工通常可以带一位宾客（如家属）。大概一半的公司会提供酒水。为了照顾有小孩的员工，一些公司也会提供在场儿童看护服务。更夸张一点的聚会还会请有DJ，现场音乐，可以带回家的奖品和小礼物。
There's often a white elephant gift exchange held as well. Participants bring wrapped presents, which are piled together. They determine the order in which people go, and the first person picks a present to open. The second person and on has the choice to either open another present or "steal" someone else's gift. If your gift is stolen, you have the choice to take someone else's gift or open a new one.
经常还会有礼品交换活动。参加者带一些包装好的礼物，通常都是堆在一起的。他们决定顺序，第一个人选一个礼物打开，第二个人及以后要么选择打开一件新礼物，要么“偷”别人的礼物。如果你的礼物背头，你还有机会选择拿别人的礼物或者打开新礼物。
However, more and more companies are opting to skip the holiday party altogether for a number of reasons. Some have received enough complaints of rowdy and drunk coworkers or find the money to be a waste when attendance is low, and it is often low because employees feel forced to socialize with people they might not want to hang out with after work. As the holiday season is a time for family, some employees will prefer spending time at home with loved ones.
但是，越来越多的公司现在选择不举办年终聚会了。原因有很多。一些公司经常收到投诉抱怨吵闹和醉酒同事，或者因为参加的人不多而导致很多钱被浪费了，而人少是经常情况，因为员工会感觉自己被强迫与自己不喜欢的人进行社交活动。而假期是用来跟家人团聚的，一些员工更愿意在家里跟爱人孩子待在一起。