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评论他人常用口语句子 来自英语口语8000句 00:00 03:22
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◎他的理解力很强。he’s quick on the uptake.*这是一种固定说法，表示“理解吸收能力强”。= he’s a fast learner.= he has a quick mind.= he catches on quickly.
◎他不会让你失望的。he’ll never let you down.*let down“使人期待落空”。
◎他很能干。he’s efficient.*efficient“有效的”、“效率高的”、“工作出色的”、“能力强的”。= he finished the job already. (他早就把工作做完了。)= he does things well and he gets them done quickly. (他工作起来又好又快。)= he gets things done efficiently. (他做事很有效率。)= he handles things quickly. (他处理事情很麻利。)= he handles matters promptly. (他处理事情很利索。)
◎他是个好人。he’s a good guy.= he’s a good man.= he’s a good person.
◎他显老。he looks old for his age.*形容词+for 表示“就……而言”、“比较……”。he’s only 46. (他只有46岁。)= he looks older than he is.he looks young for his age. (他显年轻。)
◎你看上去比我年轻。you look younger than me.*从语法上来讲应该是“you look younger than i”，但美国现在一般不这么说。= we’re the same age. (我们同龄吧。)= you look younger than i do.
◎他就是那种人。that’s the way he is.= that’s the kind of guy he is.
◎他长得像谁?who is he like?
◎他有丰富的常识。he has a lot of common sense.
◎他虽年轻，却很博学。he’s wise for his age. * for one’s age“与年纪相比却……”= he’s only ten and he made this.(他只有10岁就能做出这样的东西。)= he’s wise for his age. (他虽年轻，却博学。)= he’s wise considering his age.= he’s wise for a man of his age.
◎他交际很广。he knows a lot of people.= he’s well-known.= he’s very popular. (他很有人缘。)= he has a large circle of acquaintances. (他交际广泛。)*“熟悉的人，认识的人”，但和friend (朋友)不同，虽没深交，但见过面、搭过话。
◎他是个有才干的人。he’s a go-getter.*go-getter“有才能的人”，“干将”。= he runs a lot of business. (他有很多生意。)= yeah, he’s a go-getter. (是呀!他是个有才干的人。)= he’s a man of action.= he’s a man of ability.he’s a wheeler-dealer. *比较旧的说法。
◎你真体谅人。you’re so sympathetic.*sympathetic“同情的”、“能体谅人，体贴人的”。
◎他是守信用的人。he’s faithful. *faithful“对人、对工作忠诚，守信用的”。= he has a strong sense of duty.
◎他的嗓音低沉。he has a deep voice.= he has a low voice.= his voice is very deep.
◎他发福了。he has put on weight.= he has gained weight.he has lost weight. (他瘦了。)
◎他太胖了。he’s overweight.= he’s a fatso. (他是个胖猪。)= he’s fat. (他很胖。)he’s skinny. (他骨瘦如柴。)
◎你真有胆量。(你好大胆子。) you have a lot of nerve.sir, i don’t think you should fire john. (先生，我觉得你不该解雇约翰。)= you have a lot of nerve to say that. (你胆子不小，竟敢这么说。)= you have a lot of balls.*balls 在这里表示“厚脸皮”、“傲慢”，同时有“睾丸”的意思。所以是一种不礼貌的说法，会给人不愉快的感觉。= you have a lot of guts.you’re bold.*bold“大胆的”、“不客气的”、“力量强的”。you’re very brave. (你很勇敢。)
◎他是个很谦虚的人。he’s a very modest man. *modest“(要求、意见、态度、行为等)比较慎重。”= he didn’t say anything. (他可什么都没说。)= he’s a very modest man. (嗯，他是个很谨慎的人。)= he’s very polite. (他很有教养。)= he doesn’t like to brag. (他不喜欢吹牛。)= he isn’t boastful. (他一点都不自负。)
◎他有个好脾气。he has a good temper.he’s in a good mood. *表示“现在正好情绪不错”，和上句的语气不一样。
◎他这个人脾气暴躁。he has a bad temper.= he’s in a bad mood.*表示“现在碰巧情绪不好”，和上句的语气不太一样。
◎她不知哪儿有点怪。there’s something strange about her.= there is something 
fishy about her.= there is something odd about her.
◎她有点不太对劲儿。she’s not herself.*直译是“她不是她自己了。”= she’s been edgy lately. (她近来情绪急躁。)yeah, she’s not herself. (是的，有点儿不太对劲儿。)= she’s not acting like herself.= she’s not acting normally.
◎她真让人捉摸不透。she’s so weird.*weird“不可思议”、“变化多端”、“古怪的”。= she cut her hair very short. (她把头发剪得短短的。)= she’s bizarre.= she’s very strange.
◎塔米饭量很小。tammy eats like a bird.*直译“塔米像鸟一样吃饭”，是人却只有小鸟那么点儿饭量。tammy eats like a bird. (塔米饭量很小。)she’s on a diet. (她正减肥呢。)tammy eats very little. (塔米只吃一点点。)tammy doesn’t eat very much. (塔米不怎么吃。)tammy eats like a horse. (塔米特别能吃。)
◎她的身材很好。she has a nice figure.*表示“体型”时不用style。= she has a good figure.
◎他已过壮年。his best days are gone.= he’s past his prime.
◎我父亲上年纪了。my father’s getting on in years.*be getting on in years 为惯用语，“上年纪”。= my father’s becoming an old man.= my father’s 
getting older.
◎他长得什么样? what does he look like?
◎他们闹得天翻地覆。they’re making a big fuss.*make a fuss“大声吵闹”、“喧哗”。= they’re making a big deal about it.
◎他抽烟抽得没完没了。he’s a chain smoker.does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)= yes, he’s a chain smoker. (抽，他一抽就抽个没完。)= he’s a heavy smoker.= he smokes non-stop.
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