第一, 迷你对话
A: Tom, who is knocking on the door?
Tom,谁在敲门。
B: I’ll get it.
我去开门。
A: It’s none other than Jimmy. We thought you were in Africa! Can it really be you?
是Jimmy啊,我还以为是别人呢。我一直以为你在非洲,真的是你吗?
B: Jimmy? It is unbelievable.
Jimmy,真让人难以置信。
第二, 地道表达
none other than
1. 解词释义
Other than的意思是“除了……”,none other than的意思是“不是别人,正是……”,表示惊讶,用于加强语气。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. None other than my parents can help me.
除父母外,无人能帮助我。
e.g. The new arrival was none other than the lady principal.
新来的不是别人,正是女校长。
e.g. None other than he can.
只有他能行。
e.g. The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.
你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正是我们的经理。
第三, 咬文嚼字
knock on the door:敲门
e.g. I heard footsteps, then a knock on the door.
我听到脚步声,随后是敲门的声音。
e.g. There was a knock on the door and a large man stepped in.
门上敲了一下,一个发胖的男人走了进来。