make sense of 理解，弄懂…的意思

Can you make sense of what this writer is saying?
你能了解这个作家在讲什么吗?
Can you make sense of what I say?
你能领会我说的意思吗？

take comfort in 感到安慰，宽心，安心

as soon as ：(adv.)"一...就..."，强调两个动作几乎是连在一起的,后接从句。

as soon as 的用法一般是两种情况：

1. 指未发生的动作，规律是：主句一般将来时，从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时
如：I will tell him the news as soon as he comes back。
注：有时，为了特意表达刚刚完成某事就如何如何，需要用现在完成时。
如：I will go with you as soon as I have washed my face.

2. 指紧接着发生的两个短动作，主从句都用一般过去时
如 He took out his English books as soon as he sat down
不过，我也见过从句和主句都用一般现在时的情况。
如：As soon as he finishes his classwork, he runs out of the class. 他一做完课堂作业，就跑出了教室。

Drama queen翻成中文是“戏剧性的女人”，但是这个翻译真的不能表达英文的全意，drama queen原来是说一个人，为了引起别人的注意，夸张了她/他面临的问题。 哎哟，就是小题大作。即喜欢小题大做的人，作秀女王 。

She is such a drama queen. She makes a huge deal out of losing a book or a bad haircut.
她总是大惊小怪，小题大作的，丢了一本书也不高兴，剪头发剪得不好也不高兴。