褒贬评价
01 you are so smart.
你太聪明了。
常用单词
smart [smɑ:t] adj. 聪明的，敏捷的
学学这样说
1. you look great today. 你今天看上去很棒！
2. you did a good job. 你干得非常好。
3. we're so proud of you. 我们为你感到十分骄傲。
4. we take great pride in you. 我们为你感到十分骄傲。
5. you're looking sharp! 你看上去真精神！
应用对话
edward: you are so smart. your efforts in the success of the plan were outstanding.
steven: i just did what i should have done.
爱德华：你太聪明了，你为计划的成功做出了杰出贡献。
史蒂文：我只是做了份内的事。
02 your wife is very charming.
你的妻子很有魅力。
常用单词
wife [wa?f] n. 妻子
charming ['t?ɑ:m??] adj. 有魅力的
学学这样说
1. you have a good sense of humor. 你有幽默感。
2. you are very humorous. 你很幽默。
3. you're really talented. 你很有天赋。
4. you are very eloquent. 你总是很有说服力。
5. mary is a cute little girl. 玛丽是个可爱的小姑娘。
补充短语
have a good sense of humor 有幽默感
03 she is very knowledgeable about literature.
她在文学方面博学多才。
解析 ▲ be knowledgeable about意思是“在……很博学”，about后面通常跟名词或者名词词组。
学学这样说
1. she speaks fluent french. 她的法语说得非常流利。
2. my sister sings beautifully. 我妹妹唱歌唱得非常动听。
3. the hotel is wonderfully comfortable. 这家酒店非常舒适。
4. her beauty is beyond comparison. 她无比美丽。
补充短语
beyond comparison 无与伦比
04 john has a responsible attitude to work.
约翰对工作很负责。
解析 ▲ have a responsible attitude to意思是“对……很负责”，相当于词组be responsible for。
学学这样说
1. he's quick on the uptake. 他的理解能力很强。
2. he's efficient. 他真能干。
3. he handles matters promptly. 他处理事情很迅速。
4. he has a lot of common sense. 他有丰富的常识。
5. he's very creative-he can write and paint. 他很有创作能力，既会写作又会画画。
补充短语
be quick on... 在……上反应很快
05 he praised her for her courage.
他赞扬她很勇敢。
解析 ▲ praise是及物动词，意思是“赞扬，赞赏”，表示因为某事而赞扬某人，要用praise sb for sth的结构。
学学这样说
1. his modesty won him praises. 他的谦虚为他赢得了赞扬。
2. the manager paid her a compliment on her work. 经理赞扬了她的工作。
3. the book received considerable acclaims. 这本书倍受赞扬。
4. she gave high praise to their policy of peace. 她高度赞扬了他们的和平政策。
5. they have got much credit for the successful experiment.
他们因实验成功而大受赞扬。
补充短语
have got much credit for... 因……而受到赞扬
06 what a lovely baby!
多么可爱的孩子啊！
学学这样说
1. the food is delicious. 这份食物很好吃！
2. she had a sunny disposition. 她性情开朗。
3. he gave us a sweet song. 他为我们唱了一支好听的歌曲。
4. my brother is smart and can take care of himself. 我弟弟很聪明，可以照顾自己。
5. what a charming dress! 好美丽的裙子啊！
补充短语
have a sunny disposition 性情开朗
07 what a nuisance!
讨厌！
常用单词
nuisance ['nju:sns] n. 讨厌的人，麻烦事
学学这样说
1. how disgusting! 真讨厌！
2. give me a break! 让我休息一下吧！
3. your behavior is abominable to me. 我讨厌你的行为。
4. the smell made me vomit. 这气味让我想吐。
5. i loathe the smell of fried fish. 我厌恶煎鱼的气味。
补充短语
be abominable to... 让……厌恶
08 the idea of eating fish nauseates me.
我一想到吃鱼就恶心。
常用单字
nauseate ['n?:z?e?t] v. 作呕；使恶心
学学这样说
1. the man was so disgusting. 那个男人真恶心。
2. i hate fried food. 我厌恶油炸食品。
补充短语
fried food 油炸食品
09 i loathe having to go to these conferences.
我讨厌的是不得不参加这些会议。
常用单词
loathe [l??e] v. 讨厌
学学这样说
1. i took an aversion to my new boss. 我讨厌我的新老板。
2. i have no time for idlers. 我讨厌游手好闲的人。
3. i hate lying and cheating. 我讨厌撒谎和欺骗。
4. i hate being alone. 我讨厌孤独。
补充短语
take an aversion to... 讨厌……
10 i dislike my roommate.
我不喜欢我的室友。
常用单词
dislike [d?s'la?k] v. 不喜欢，讨厌
roommate ['r?mme?t] n. 室友
学学这样说
1. i hate junk food. 我讨厌垃圾食品。
2. i took an instant dislike to him. 我一见他就不喜欢。
3. i hate his guts. 我对他恨之入骨。
4. i disliked him for his arrogance. 我讨厌他的傲慢。
5. smoking is my particular aversion. 我特别讨厌吸烟。
6. i dislike my roommate. 我不喜欢我的室友。
应用对话
steven: i dislike my roommate. he really turns me off.
frank: what happened? did you have a fight?
史蒂文：我不喜欢我的室友，他太令人讨厌了。
弗兰克：发生了什么事？你们吵架了？
11 he has a disinclination for work.
他讨厌工作。
解析 ▲ have a disinclination for是动词词组，意思是“讨厌”，for是介词，后面跟被讨厌的对象。
学学这样说
1. she turned away in disgust. 她厌恶地把脸转开。
2. she cursed her unready tongue. 她讨厌她的不善言辞。
3. he hated red tape. 他讨厌繁文缛节。
4. he loathes washing dishes. 他讨厌洗盘子。
补充短语
in disgust 厌恶地
12 i took them into my confidence.
我对他们很信任。
常用单词
confidence ['k?nf?d?ns] n. 信任
学学这样说
1. i put reliance on him. 我相信他。
2. we must have faith in leaders. 我们要相信领导。
3. i trust my intuition. 我相信我的直觉。
4. he is worthy of your trust. 他值得你信任。
5. i trust you. 我信任你。
补充短语
put reliance on 相信
have faith in 相信
13 you can confide in her good faith.
你可以信任她的忠诚。
解析 ▲ confide in是一个动词词组，意思是“信任”，in后面跟名词或者名词词组。
学学这样说
1. i'm sure that he will win. 我确信他会获胜。
2. i'm sure of heavy rain this afternoon. 我确信今天下午有场大雨。
3. he can be relied on to keep secret. 相信他能保密。
4. i don't think there can be any doubt. 我认为一切毫无疑问。
补充短语
keep secret 保密
14 do you believe in me?
你信赖我吗？
常用单词
believe [b?'li:v] v. 相信
学学这样说
1. would you credit it? 你相信吗？
2. he has a distrust of strangers. 他不信任陌生人。
3. kids are often very trustful. 小孩子往往容易轻信别人。
补充短语
have a distrust of 不相信，不信任
believe in 相信
15 without confidence there is no friendship.
友谊源于信任。
常用单词
without [w?'ea?t] prep. 没有
friendship ['frend??p] n. 友谊，友爱
随机测验
trust is the foundation ______ friendship.
a. of b. with c. from d. off
翻译
信任是友谊的基础。
答案：a
提示：be the foundation of是固定搭配，表示“是……的基础”。
16 it sounds fishy to me.
这听起来很可疑。
解析 ▲ 该句中的fishy意为“可疑的，值得怀疑的”，此外该词还可以表示“鱼腥味的，鱼味的”。
学学这样说
1. are you sure? 你确定吗？
2. are you serious? 你是认真的吗？
3. do you mean it? 是真的吗？
4. are you joking? 你开玩笑的吧？
5. i smell a rat. 我感觉很可疑。
补充短语
smell a rat 感到不妙，觉得可疑
17 i'm rather skeptical about their honesty.
我怀疑他们是否诚实。
解析 ▲ skeptical意为“怀疑的，好怀疑的”，be skeptical about指“对……怀疑”。而sceptical为其变形，两个单词都表达相同的意思。
常用单词
rather ['rɑ:e?(r)] adv. 相当，宁愿
honesty ['?n?st?] n. 诚实，正直
学学这样说
1. i doubt whether he'll come. 我怀疑他来不来。
2. we should discredit what he said. 我们应该怀疑他说的话。
3. i query whether he can be trusted. 我怀疑他是否可靠。
4. i am doubtful whether it is true. 我怀疑那是否真实。
5. they suspected him of giving false evidence. 他们怀疑他做了伪证。