Welcome to English in a Minute.
欢迎收听本期的《一分钟英语》。
What would you think if you were talking with an American, and she said: a heart of gold.
当你和一个美国人说话时,如果她说“一颗金子心”,你知道是什么意思么?
Is she rich? Is she famous? Is her heart made of gold?
她很富有?很有名气?她的心是金子做的?
Let's listen to see whether we can find out.
让我们来听听下面的对话,看看是否能明白其中的意思。
Who helped you clean up after the big party the other night?
前几天的聚会过后,是谁帮你打扫的?
Bob did. And he drove two other guests home.
是Bob。他还开车送两位客人回家。
Wow! That was really nice. Bob definitely has a heart of gold.
哇喔!他人真好。Bob真是有一颗善良的心。(a heart of gold)
It sounds like Bob did something very nice.
听起来Bob是做了一些好事。
People who have a "heart of gold" are kind and caring.
人们说某人有一颗金子般的心(heart of gold),是这个人很好,很会关心人的意思。
Gold is very valuable.
金子非常珍贵。
And if you have a heart of gold, your actions have great value, too.
如果你有一颗金子般的心,你的行为也就具有很大的价值。
This is a nice way to praise someone.
这是一个很好的夸别人的方式。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。