迷你对话学地道口语第297期:受人重视 受人信赖
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：迷你对话学地道口语
迷你对话
A: Jenny is going to marry another man next month.
珍妮下个月就要结婚了。
B: Yes, I know.
是的，我知道。
A: But, how can you be so calm. You loved her so much.
你怎么跟没事儿似的。你这么爱她。
B: At least I’m the one who rates with her. I’m glad we can still be friends.
至少我还是她信任的人，我很高兴我们还是朋友。
对话详解
第一、地道表达
rate with someone
第二、解词释义
rate做动词指“被评价，被列入特定级别”。在口语中，它的意思是“受欢迎，受推崇”。因此，rate with someone的意思就是“受人重视”“受人信赖”。
第三、支持范例
e.g. She really rates with her boss.
老板真的很看重她。
e.g.I can assure you the captains of the inferior 1 ranks do not rate with them, and all very ill used.
我可以告诉你小舰长们都不受他们重视的，而且还受人虐待。
第四、短语变异
rate sb. with+形容词最高级
1.释义
把......列入最......的，把......认为最......
2. 支持范例
e.g.Would you rate him with the best of the bunch?
你认为他是这伙人中最好的吗?
e.g.Would you rate the car with the fastest?
你认为这辆小汽车是最快的吗?
第五、词海拾贝
at least：至少
e.g.At least she is a paragon 2 with her feet on the ground.
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。
e.g.At least we can fall back on candles if the electricity fails.
停电时我们至少可以使用蜡烛。
第六、口语句型
I am glad ( that )+从句
1. 释义
我很高兴........
2. 范例
e.g. I am glad that the buyers have accepted my opinion.
我很高兴买主已经接受我的意见。
e.g.I am glad that I have this opportunity of speaking to you alone.
我很高兴有机会和你单独谈一下。
e.g.I am glad that we have agreed on term of the contract after repeated negotiation 3.
我很高兴经过反复磋商我们就合同条款取得一致意见。
e.g.I am glad you think I have been useful to her.
你认为我帮了她的大忙，我很高兴。
- These oranges are inferior to those I bought last week.这些桔子没我上个周买的好。
- They sell inferior goods at that store.那家商店卖劣等货。
- He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
- Man is the paragon of animals.人是万物之灵。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。