英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第407期:可靠可信的

　　迷你對(duì)話

　　A: It sounds that you have a high opinion of him.

　　聽(tīng)起來(lái)你對(duì)他評(píng)價(jià)很高呀。

　　B: He is an all-right guy. I have no bone to pick withhim.

　　他這人不錯(cuò)，我跟他沒(méi)什么矛盾。

　　A: Birds of feather flock together.

　　真實(shí)物以類(lèi)聚，人以群分。

　　B: But he is not a fine wether friend who could sell you down the river.

　　但她不是那種靠不住的，隨時(shí)都會(huì)出賣(mài)你的朋友。

　　A: You cannot judge a person that way. I have a hunch that he is a sly dog.

　　你不能這么說(shuō)，我有預(yù)感他是個(gè)陰險(xiǎn)的人。

　　B: Depends on with whom. He may be doing things on the sly, but he is honest with me. I trusthim.

　　看對(duì)誰(shuí)呢?他也許辦事狡猾，但是對(duì)我還是挺誠(chéng)實(shí)的，我相信他。

　　A: You can never tell. He might do you in when he sees an angle in doing it.

　　那可說(shuō)不準(zhǔn)，看什么時(shí)候有利可圖時(shí)，他就會(huì)坑害你。

　　對(duì)話精講

　　第一、 地道表達(dá)

　　【核心短語(yǔ)】all-right

　　【解詞釋義】all-right和all right要區(qū)分開(kāi)。All-right做形容詞時(shí)表示“還不錯(cuò)的，還過(guò)得去”。All-right中的all表示“很好，優(yōu)秀”，各方面都不錯(cuò)的人當(dāng)然應(yīng)為“優(yōu)秀”的人了。引申為“可靠的”“可信的”或“善良的”的意思。

　　【典型范例1】We will answer for it that the test is all-right.

　　我們保證這個(gè)試驗(yàn)是可靠的。

　　【典型范例2】The caretaker of the warehouse was all-right.

　　那個(gè)看管倉(cāng)庫(kù)的人是很可靠的。

　　【典型范例3】The facts have been drawn from all-right sources.

　　這些材料是從可靠的來(lái)源得來(lái)的。

　　【典型范例4】I can assure you that the news is all-right.

　　我可以向你保證這消息是可靠的。

　　第二、 詞海拾貝

　　have a high opinion of something or somebody：高度評(píng)價(jià)，對(duì)......有好的看法，認(rèn)為......很好

　　【典型例句1】Up to now, the customers have a high opinion of the quality of our service.

　　到目前為止，顧客對(duì)我們的服務(wù)質(zhì)量評(píng)價(jià)甚高。

　　【典型例句2】We have a high opinion of his work.

　　我們對(duì)他的工作評(píng)價(jià)很高。

　　【典型例句3】I have a high opinion of that man.

　　我對(duì)那人評(píng)價(jià)很高。

　　have a bone to pick with：與......爭(zhēng)辯

　　【典型范例1】I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.

　　我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒(méi)還呢!

　　【典型范例2】I can't make out why he seems to have a bone to pick with almost everyone.

　　我真搞不懂為什么他好象和幾乎每個(gè)人都有仇似的。

　　a fair-wether friend：唯利是圖的朋友，不能共患難的朋友

　　【典型范例1】Bill stayed for lunch but he wouldn't help me with the yard work. He's just a fair-weather friend.

　　Bill就知道等著吃中午飯，他不會(huì)幫助我們清理院子的。他是個(gè)唯利是圖的人。

　　【典型范例2】A fair-weather friend isn't much help in an emergency.

　　唯利是圖的朋友在緊急形式下幫不上忙。

　　sell sb down the river：出賣(mài)某人

　　【典型范例】You'll go or I'll sell you down the river. You'll never see your mother again oranybody you know and I'll sell you for a field hand too.

　　你得給我馬上走，要不我就賣(mài)了你，叫你以后永遠(yuǎn)也見(jiàn)不到你媽和其他任何一個(gè)熟人，我還要把你賣(mài)出去當(dāng)大田的勞工。

　　have a hunch：有預(yù)感

　　【典型范例1】I have a hunch that it will snow soon.

　　我有快要下雪的預(yù)感。

　　【典型范例2】Did she have a hunch that my business is going on the rocks?

　　她是不是預(yù)感到我的生意要垮臺(tái)?

　　depend on

　　【釋義1】取決于......依靠......依賴......

　　【典型范例1】All living things depend on the sun for their growth.

　　萬(wàn)物靠太陽(yáng)生長(zhǎng)。

　　【典型范例2】This is an authentic news report.We can depend on it.

　　這是篇可靠的新聞報(bào)道，我們相信它。

　　on the sly：秘密地，偷偷地

　　【典型范例1】Now they wouldn't have to socialize on the sly.

　　現(xiàn)在他們不必偷偷摸摸地進(jìn)行社交交往了。

　　【典型范例2】Some officials claimed to unhook connections with the companies but stillmaintained close ties on the sly.

　　某些干部口稱已跟公司脫鉤，可暗中仍然保持聯(lián)系。

　　be honest with：對(duì)......誠(chéng)實(shí)

　　【典型范例1】I made the mistake of being honest with you.

　　我錯(cuò)誤地和你坦誠(chéng)相待。

　　【典型范例2】I admire your honesty, and so I must be honest with you.

　　我很欣賞你的誠(chéng)實(shí)，所以我也要對(duì)你說(shuō)實(shí)話。

　　do in：殺害; 搞垮; 損壞; 累垮

　　【典型范例】Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.

　　無(wú)論誰(shuí)殺了他,都是除掉了一個(gè)既勇猛又殘忍的人。