该短语的主语可以是人、团体、事件或发明等,常见结构为:
主语 + make history(直接表示“创造历史”)
主语 + make history by doing sth(通过做某事创造历史)
主语 + make history as + 身份/角色(作为某身份创造历史)
指某人/某群体通过突破性成就或行动改写历史:
She made history by becoming the first female astronaut from her country.
(她成为本国第一位女宇航员,创造了历史。)
The team made history when they won the championship for the fifth consecutive year.
(这支队伍连续第五年夺冠,创造了历史。)
Martin Luther King Jr. made history with his "I Have a Dream" speech and civil rights efforts.
(马丁·路德·金通过《我有一个梦想》的演讲和民权运动载入史册。)
指某事件或发明具有划时代意义,改变历史进程:
The invention of the internet made history by connecting the world in unprecedented ways.
(互联网的发明通过前所未有的方式连接世界,创造了历史。)
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 made history and symbolized the end of the Cold War.
(1989年柏林墙的倒塌创造了历史,象征着冷战的结束。)
过去式:made history(描述已发生的历史事件)
The Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the moon in 1969.
(1969年阿波罗11号任务将人类送上月球,创造了历史。)
现在进行时:is making history(强调正在发生的突破性事件)
This new vaccine is making history by ending the global pandemic.
(这款新疫苗通过终结全球疫情正在创造历史。)
褒义倾向:通常用于描述正面、进步或具有里程碑意义的事件(极少用于负面事件,负面事件常用"go down in infamy"表示“遗臭万年”)。
与 "go down in history" 的区别:
"make history" 侧重主动创造历史(动作);
"go down in history" 侧重被载入历史(结果),如:Her achievements will go down in history.(她的成就将载入史册。)
"make history" 是一个生动的短语,用于强调突破性、影响深远的贡献,常见于新闻、演讲、传记等语境,突出“改写历史”的力量。