迷你對話學地道口語第812期:熱衷

Subject : You are as keen as mustard about the work.

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第一，迷你對話

A: You are as keen as mustard about the work.

你非常熱衷於工作哦。

B: That’s for your praise. I am glad to hear that.

謝謝誇獎。很高興聽到您這麼說。

第二，地道表達

as keen as mustard

1. 解詞釋義

As keen as mustard中的mustard的意思是“強烈的興趣”。Keen是指感情等熱烈的強烈的，深刻的。那麼整個短語的意思是“熱衷，非常感興趣”。要表示熱衷於……，對…..非常感興趣，在短語的後面用介詞about。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. In his early years, he was as keen as mustard about basketball.

他早年熱衷於打籃球。

e.g. McNamara are not as keen as mustard about the assignment.

麥克納馬拉並不熱衷於自己的任務。

e.g. She was as keen as the mustard about bird-watching since she moved to London.

她自從搬到倫敦，就熱衷於賞鳥。