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校园英语口语习惯用语 第177期:know something backwards

2015-05-20来源:和谐英语

know something backwards 倒背如流


【讲解】

此语意指to know something very well or perfectly,也可写作know something backwards and forwards。与之相似的短语back-wards and forwards则表示“来来回回,反反复复”,例如:walk backwards and forwards (来回走动)。

【对话】

A:You like the English literature?

A:你喜欢英国文学吗?

B:Yeah. I like the novels especially.

B:喜欢,我最爱读的是小说。

A:Do you like Dickens' novels?

A:你喜欢狄更斯的作品吗?

B:Yes I even know some of them backwards.

B:非常喜欢,有些我都能倒背如流。

A:Really? It does good to you all the time, doesn't it?

A:真的?你一定受益匪浅,是吧?

B:Of course.

B:当然。