英语口语练习小对话 第536期:真实可靠
2014-04-03来源:和谐英语
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Subject:It is as true as steel.
迷你对话
A: Congratulations! You have got the highest mark in our class.
祝贺你!你是我们班分数最高的。
B: Really?
真的吗?
A: It is as true as steel.
绝对可靠。
1 .解释
Steel的本意是“钢”,钢铁有稳定,坚硬的性质。我们经常听到“铁一般的事实,铁一般的证据”等。As true as steel的字面意思是“和铁一样真实”,意思即:千真万确,绝对可靠,忠实可靠。它既可以用来形容人“忠实可靠”,又可以用来形容事情“真实可靠”。
2. 范例
e. g. He is one of my old friends and is as true as steel whatever happens.
他是我的一个老朋友,在任何情况下都是忠实可靠的。
e.g. Are you as true as steel to your joints at the hip and peas in a pod?
你对你的朋友们忠诚如钢吗?