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英语口语练习小对话第175期:金子般的心灵

2013-01-03来源:和谐英语

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迷你对话：

A: My granny is such a kind-hearted person. She is willing to help.

我奶奶心肠很好，总是乐于助人。

B: She does have a heart of gold.

她确实有个好心肠。

A: You can say that again.

你说得太对了。

地道表达：have a heart of gold

解词释义：have a heart of gold直接翻译是“有一颗金子般的心灵”，在中文中同样也有这样比喻法，这样的比喻形容一个人“心肠好，心灵美好”。

拓展讲解：它的同意短语有have beauty of mind。

支持范例：

Eg. We should have a heart of gold in dealing with people.

我们与人交往应心存善心。

Eg. That's the first revelation to me that Singapore is not only clean and beautiful but also full of people who have a heart of gold.

我第一次领悟到新加坡不仅外表清洁美丽，人们的心灵也是如此美好。

Eg. He pretends to be very hard, but he has a heart of gold at button.

他装得很严厉，而实质上是个好心肠的人。

Eg. The men tolerated him for he had a heart of gold.

因为他的心肠好，大家都能容忍他。

口语句子：

You can day that again.

讲解：这个句子不是“你可以再说一遍的意思”，而是表示“说得对”的意思。