学生们常常混淆“to make”和“to let”的使用方法．这里让大家先弄清它们有什么区别之一，以便正确地用．
下面的两个例子十分相象，大家要找出它们有什么区别所在。
Students often confuse the verbs“to make”and “to let”. Here we clear up one of the many problems in distinguishing these two words and using them correctly.
Let’s look at two nearly identical sentences，and see where the distinction lies.
“When Brian was little，his parents made him wash the dishes every night after dinner.”
“When Lisa was little，her parents let her wash the dishes every night after dinner.”
这两个句子有什么不同呢？在第一句中，“made”等于“forced”，也就是说Brian并非真心实意地想刷碗，
但他的爸爸妈妈吩咐他去洗，可能是教会他了解劳动的价值。在第二句中，“let”等于“permitted”或“allowed”，
也就是说，Lisa 非常乐意刷碗，而她的爸爸妈妈并不阻止她，或许Lisa 是个懂事的孩子，愿为爸爸妈妈分担家务。
再看其他几个例子：
“How are these two sentences different？In the first sentence，"made" means "forced".In other words，Brian did not really want to do the dishes，but his parents forced him to wash them，perhaps to teach him the value of labor.
In the second sentence，"let" means "permitted" or "allowed". In other words，Lisa wanted to do the dishes，and her parents did not sTOP her, but instead allowed her to do the dishes. Lisa perhaps was a good-natured child looking to assist her parents. Let’s look at some other examples：
”My boss made me work all day without a break. I’m exhausted. “
”my boss let me leave work early today because we worked so hard yesterday. “
”The officers in the military often make the soldiers do hard labor and tough training. The officers also don’t let the soldiers go out at night. “
”The elementary school teacher made the students stay after school because they were naughty. “
"We really like our new math instructor because she lets us eat the classroom."
