迷你對(duì)話
A: I cannot understand well about what the professor sad just now. But I...
我不是很明白剛才教授講的,但是我......
B: You can go to ask the professor for anexplanation. The professor is in the top form.
你可以去問(wèn)問(wèn)教授,教授精神很好。
地道表達(dá)
in top form
1. 解詞釋義
Be in top的意思是“很健康,競(jìng)技狀態(tài)極好”,而top form的本義就是“競(jìng)技狀態(tài)好”的意思。在對(duì)話中就是“精神狀態(tài)好”的意思。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. If I'm in top form, I should get rid of 95 percent of the dose in 45 minutes.
如果我的情況良好,我就應(yīng)當(dāng)在45分鐘內(nèi)把95%的注射液清除掉。
e.g. Mr. Wallace, you seem in top form today.
Wallace先生,你今天看起來(lái)很有精神。
Ps 1:understand about something的意思是“明白......的意思,熟悉......的意思,了解.......的意思”的意思。例如:
OK, sure. And I understand about Mr. Chen's absence. It's no problem. 好的,可以。我理解陳先生為什么不能來(lái),沒(méi)問(wèn)題。
I understand about the two guards, I don't want to cause you trouble. 派這兩個(gè)保鏢,這是想得通的,我不愿意給你造成麻煩。
Ps 2:ask sb for an explanation的意思是向某人求得答案,向某人求得解釋。例如:
He decided to write her care of the West Side Post-office and ask her for an explanation, aswell as to have her meet him.
他決定要給她寫(xiě)封信,通過(guò)西區(qū)郵局轉(zhuǎn)交。 他要請(qǐng)求她給個(gè)解釋,還要請(qǐng)她來(lái)和他見(jiàn)面。