One quality you want a man to have: does he do what he says he's going to do?
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词汇:quality n. 质量,品质;品德,素质
Much of the land was of poor quality.
很多地的土质很差。
She has many good qualities.
她有很多优点。
individual quality
个人素质/品质
the qualities of honesty and independence
诚实、独立的品性
拓展词链儿:improve the quality of life
提高生活质量/品质
Their quality of life improved dramatically when they moved to France.
他们移居法国以后,生活质量大大提高。
Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life.
每个人都可以大大改善生活质量。
2. 词链儿:do what he says he's going to do
说到做到
近义表达:
do what one says
live up to one's words
match one's deeds to one's words
act on what one says
be as good as one's word
keep one's word/promise
...
拓展词链儿:a man/woman of his/her word
言出必行的人;说话算数的人
He's always been a man of his word.
他从来都是个说话算话的人。
★原声例句:He's the kind of guy who will do what he has promised.
他是那种说到做到的人。
★原声例句:He always does what he says he will do – like helping me with the decorating.
他一直都说到做到,比如,他帮我装修了。
We all know him as a man of his word.
我们都了解他是个有信用的人。
图片源自《教父》
A demon is only as good as his word.
恶魔必须要信守诺言。
图片源自《明日传奇》
活学活用:
请用 do what he says he's going to do 随意造句
史蒂夫·哈维 Steve Harvey,男,1956年11月23日出生于西弗吉尼亚州,美国演员作家。作品有《亿万唱诗班》等。2019福布斯100名人榜排名第69位。
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