迷你對話學地道口語第2053期:對......評價

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A: Cleverness and diligence are what the teacher takes my measure.

聰明、勤奮好學，這是老師對我的評價。

B: You're so lucky. Parents must be very glad when they know this.

你真走運，你父母知道這些話，會很高興的。

A: I'm not so certain. My parents always want me to be better.

那也不一定，我父母總是希望我能更好。

B: In my opinion, you've been hunky-dory.

在我看來，你已經挺不錯了。

一， 詞海拾貝

take one’s measure

exp. To evaluate someone or something; to judge the qualities of someone or something. （對某人或某物加以評估，評價某人或某物，評斷某人的品德，評斷某物的質量）

e.g. The boss wants to take the new intern's measure by having him complete this project on his own.

老闆想讓新來的實習生獨立完成這個項目來評估下他的能力。

I didn't mind your dad's questions, I know he was just taking my measure.

我不介意爸爸的問題，我知道他只是想試探下我是否懂了。

Be sure to take the car's measure with a test drive before you buy it.

在你買車子之前，一定要測試一下驅動，看看它的性能如何。

二， 語彙積累

1. hunky-dory：很棒的，極好的

e.g. His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.

他的女朋友挺不錯的，跟誰都合得來。

e.g. Everything is just hunky-dory here.

這裏一切都頂呱呱。

2. in one’s opinion：就某人看來……，在某人看來……，某人認爲……

e.g. In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money.

我認爲你的外套不值得這麼多錢。

e.g. In my opinion, he is incompetent to practise medicine and may be endangering patients'lives.

我認爲，他不具有行醫的能力，甚至可能危害病人的生命。