跟艾米莉一起學(xué)口語(yǔ) 第698期:如何表達(dá)自信

I just kick ass.

我太厲害了。

kick ass

了不起；很棒

It is a beautiful place and the restaurants just kick ass.

這是個(gè)很美的地方，而且餐館很贊。

I believe I have a good eye for fashion.

我相信我對(duì)時(shí)尚有很好的眼光。

have a good eye for..

對(duì)...有好的眼光

I have a lot of confidence in choosing Jewelry.

我對(duì)挑選珠寶很有自信。

have a lot of confidence in...

對(duì)...很有自信

I do have a flair for writing.

我確實(shí)在寫作方面有天賦。

have a flair for..

在...方面很有天賦

I have a good taste in shoes.

我在鞋子方面有很好的審美。

have a good taste in

在...方面有品位

A: How come you're still up? Didn't you get any sleep last night?

你怎么還醒著？你不會(huì)昨晚都沒(méi)有睡覺(jué)吧？

B: I did have a hard time sleeping last night.

我昨晚確實(shí)很難睡著。

have a hard time doing表示“做某事很困難”，相當(dāng)于have trouble doing.

A: As far as I know, insomnia is caused by stress. Are you stressed out?

據(jù)我所知，失眠是有壓力大造成的，你壓力很大嗎？

be caused by...表示“是由...造成的”。

B: No, just a little. But I don't know why I was full of beans. Is it because I had three cups of coffee last night?

沒(méi)有啊，只是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。不過(guò)不知道為什么我就是精神很好，難道是因?yàn)槲易蛲砗攘巳Х龋?/p>

full of beans/life表示充滿精力

A: Maybe. You're going to take part in the English speech contest tomorrow. Do you have confidence?

或許是的。明天你就要參加英語(yǔ)演講比賽了，你有信心嗎？

take part in表示“參加（會(huì)議，比賽，活動(dòng)等）”

B: Sure. I've been preparing for this contest for a long time.

當(dāng)然了，我已經(jīng)為這次的比賽準(zhǔn)備了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

A: That's good. Remember to put your speech draft together with your number.

那就好，記得把你的演講稿和你的號(hào)碼牌放在一起。

B: Well, I've got everything ready.

我都已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了。

A: You look very confident.

看你很有信心的樣子。

B: Yes. In my opinion, as long as I am not nervous on stage, I will definitely win the championship.

是的。在我看來(lái)，只要我在臺(tái)上不緊張，我就毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)能拿到這場(chǎng)比賽的冠軍。

A: I believe you can make it. But you'd better take a deep breath before the speech to ease your nervousness.

我相信你能做到的。不過(guò)，你最好在演講前深吸一口氣來(lái)緩解你的緊張感。

B: Rest assured. I learned it all through the computer yesterday.

放心吧，我昨天都已經(jīng)通過(guò)網(wǎng)上了解到了。

rest assured口語(yǔ)用語(yǔ)，表示“放心”，相當(dāng)于"set your heart at rest"

A: Wow, you're really well prepared.

哇，你真的準(zhǔn)備很充分。

B: Absolutely. I must show my confidence to the judges so that I can impress them.

那必須的，我一定要以自信的面貌出現(xiàn)在評(píng)委面前，這樣我就能讓他們印象深刻了。

A: Right. But you must get enough sleep tonight or your efforts will be wasted.

你說(shuō)的對(duì)，不過(guò)今晚你一定要得到充足的睡眠，否則你的努力都白費(fèi)了。

B: Okay, I remember it.

好的，我記住了。