迷你對話學地道口語第1367期:非常有價值
第一，迷你對話
A: Thanks a lot. You've been worth your weight in gold.
太感謝你們了，你們幫我的大忙。
B: Don't mention it. It's our pleasure.
別提這事了，這是我們的榮幸。
第二，地道表達
worth one's weight in gold
1. 解詞釋義
Worth one's weight in gold的字面意思是“用金子來稱它的重量”，用之形容“東西非常貴重或者事情非常有價值”。其英文釋義爲：very important, very value，very useful。
2. 拓展範例
E.g. Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold.
任何一個成功的管理者都是千金難求的。
E.g. Local knowledge is worth its weight in gold.
當地的市場行情極具價值。
E.g. When you're in a foreign country, you'll find that a translator is worth his weight in gold.
當你在異國他鄉時，你會覺得翻譯是千金難求的。
E.g. A computer system that didn't crash all the time would be worth its weight in gold around here!
電腦系統始終不崩潰在這裏是千金難得的。
