英语俚语习语小对话第338期: "向(某人)致敬"英语怎么说? (mp3和文本下载)

第338期:向(某人)致敬

英语情景对话：

A: Every time when heroes came back from the battlefield, we took our hats off to them.
每次当英雄们从战场回来的时候，我都要脱帽向他们致敬。

B: You were showing respect and admiration to them.
那是你们显示出对他们的敬慕。

A: I wish I were a hero.
我希望我是个英雄。

习语

1. 地道表达

【地道短语】
take one’s hat off

【解词释义】
该习语表示的是一种典型的西方绅士理解，指“脱帽向人表示敬意”，现在用之泛指“向比人致敬”。其英文解释为：something that you say which means that you admire and respect someone for something they have done.

【支持范例】
I take my hat off to people who do voluntary work in their spare time.
我对那些用业余时间做志愿者工作的人表示敬意。

You've done a remarkably fine job——I take off my hat to you!
你干得十分出色，我佩服你！

I must take my hat off to you for your wonderful performance.
我对你出色的表演表示敬意。

I take my hat off to him for the way he arranged the party.
我对他这样安排宴会表示敬意。

I really have to take off my hat to her because she didn't speak a word of English 6 months ago, but now she's practically a native speaker.
我真的要给她笠上高帽，六个月前一句英文也不懂的她，现在已说得一口流利的英语。

英语学习笔记：

show respect to sb.

【解词释义】
向某人表示尊敬

【典型范例】
She failed to show proper obedience and respect to the elder.
她没有很好地表现出对老人的顺从和尊敬。

I am pleased with your work. This card is to show my appreciation and respect to you.
我满意你做的工作，这张卡片是用来表达我对你的欣赏与尊敬。

口语句型

Every time when+从句，sb does something.

【释义】
每当.......时，某人就做某事。

【范例】
Every time when my business hit a wall, he helped me to push my way out.
每次我的生意遇到困难，他都帮助我勉力渡过。

Every time when I feel sleepy at work, I will take a cup of black coffee as pick-me-up.
每次我工作感到困倦的时候，我就喝一杯黑咖啡提提神。