迷你对话学地道口语第2053期:对......评价
情景对话:
A: Cleverness and diligence are what the teacher takes my measure.
聪明、勤奋好学,这是老师对我的评价。
B: You're so lucky. Parents must be very glad when they know this.
你真走运,你父母知道这些话,会很高兴的。
A: I'm not so certain. My parents always want me to be better.
那也不一定,我父母总是希望我能更好。
B: In my opinion, you've been hunky-dory.
在我看来,你已经挺不错了。
一, 词海拾贝
take one’s measure
exp. To evaluate someone or something; to judge the qualities of someone or something. (对某人或某物加以评估,评价某人或某物,评断某人的品德,评断某物的质量)
e.g. The boss wants to take the new intern's measure by having him complete this project on his own.
老板想让新来的实习生独立完成这个项目来评估下他的能力。
I didn't mind your dad's questions, I know he was just taking my measure.
我不介意爸爸的问题,我知道他只是想试探下我是否懂了。
Be sure to take the car's measure with a test drive before you buy it.
在你买车子之前,一定要测试一下驱动,看看它的性能如何。
二, 语汇积累
1. hunky-dory:很棒的,极好的
e.g. His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.
他的女朋友挺不错的,跟谁都合得来。
e.g. Everything is just hunky-dory here.
这里一切都顶呱呱。
2. in one’s opinion:就某人看来……,在某人看来……,某人认为……
e.g. In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money.
我认为你的外套不值得这么多钱。
e.g. In my opinion, he is incompetent to practise medicine and may be endangering patients'lives.
我认为,他不具有行医的能力,甚至可能危害病人的生命。