第6章 讚美

萬用句型

1.You look great today.

你今天看上去很棒。

2.We're so proud of you.

我們為你驕傲。

3.I'm very pleased with your work.

我對你的工作非常滿意。

4.This is really a nice place.

這真是個好地方。

5.You're looking sharp！

你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮！

6.Everything tastes great.

每樣東西都很美味。

跟着美劇學口語

對話背景選自Mike & Molly（《胖子的愛情》）。本段對話發生在Mrs. Biggs家的客廳裏。晚飯後，Molly和Mike的母親一起聊天。Mrs. Biggs送給Molly一頂帽子。Molly很不喜歡這頂帽子，但礙於情面，又不得不戴上它。

Mrs. Biggs：Mikey does love his pie. You do any baking？

Molly：No. I don't cook much. I work a lot, and between school and the shingles, I…

Mrs. Biggs：When Mikey was a little boy, I worked fulltime in the school cafeteria. And still managed to put a hot meal on the table.

Molly：School cafeteria, huh？I'll bet that's why you're such a good cook.

Mrs. Biggs：Well, you pick up a few culinary tricks when you're stirring goulash with a boat oar. By the way, I bought you a present.

Molly：Really？ Oh, that's really very sweet.

Mrs. Biggs：I know.

Molly：Ah…It's a…hat, right？

Mrs. Biggs：I didn't know your head size, but the fellow that worked there was about your build, and it fit him, so…

Molly：I don't know what to say.

Mrs. Biggs：Try it on. Yeah, that's what I thought it would look like.

Mike：Whoa. Did you lose a bet？

Molly：No, Mike. Your mother bought me this beautiful hat as a gift.

Mrs. Biggs：Mikey 超喜歡吃派的。你做烘焙嗎？

Molly：不，我不經常做飯。我有很多工作，除了去學校，還得去醫院治療皰疹，我……

Mrs. Biggs：當Mikey還是小孩的時候，我在學校餐廳做全職工作。但是我依然能擠出時間做一大桌熱騰騰的飯菜。

Molly：學校餐廳嗎？怪不得你廚藝這麼好。

Mrs. Biggs：當你嘗試用船槳攪拌燉牛肉的話，你的廚藝也會進步的。順便說一下，我給你買了個禮物。

Molly：真的嗎？哦，你真是太好了。

Mrs. Biggs：這我知道。

Molly：啊……這是頂……帽子，對吧？

Mrs. Biggs：我不知道你頭的大小，但是在店裏工作的那個男的和你身材差不多，他戴着正好，所以……

Molly：我不知道該說些甚麼。

Mrs. Biggs：戴上試試，嗯，和我想像的一樣。

Mike：哇，你是不是打賭輸了？

Molly：不是的，Mike。你媽媽給我買了這頂好看的帽子。

錦囊妙語

1 energetic （adj.）

精力旺盛的

2 fashion-minded （adj.）

思想新潮的

3 capable （adj.）

有能力的

4 gorgeous （adj.）

漂亮的

5 John：Where did you take your wedding pictures？

Lily：In Beidaihe.

John：They're fabulous.

Lily：Thank you. You know, it has the most beautiful sea.

John：It's amazing. Why didn't I notice such a beautiful seascape the last time I was here？

Lily：Well. The photographer knows when the sea is the most beautiful.

John：I see. I will go there to take weddingpictures when I get married.

John：你們的婚紗照在哪兒拍的？

Lily：北戴河。

John：真好看。

Lily：謝謝。你知道，那裏的海景最漂亮了。

John：太美了。我上次去那兒玩的時候，怎麼沒發現有這麼美的海景呢？

Lily：嗯。攝影師知道甚麼時候海景最美。

John：原來如此。我結婚時也要去那兒拍婚紗照。