第一，迷你对话

A: This historian is famous in the field of Tang Dynasty.

在唐代这一领域，这位历史学家非常有名。

B: So he always sits above the salt when there is a seminar about it.

所以，在关于这件事情的研讨会上，他总是座上宾。

A: Right, to be famous to be respectable in some way.

对的，从某些方面说，有名就受到尊重。

B: You got it.

你明白了吧。

第二，地道表达

1. 解词释义

Above the salt的意思是“处于尊敬的地位”“坐上席”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. Will took him up above the salt and made much of him.

威尔请他坐上席，很尊敬他。

E.g. Even though my boss is above the salt, he still makes a point of mingling with everyone in the company.

虽然我的老板地位高，但是他依然重视和公司没一位员工的交往。

E.g. Mike considers himself above the salt since getting that big promotion at the law firm last month.

自从上个月在律师事务所得到升职以来，Mike就认为自己地位高于他人。

第三，视野拓展

in the field of ：在......领域

E.g. He is a prominent scholar in the field of linguistics.

他是语言学领域的杰出学者。

E.g. .He attained to great heights in the field of geology.

他在地质科学方面取得了很大成就。

in some way：在某些方面

E.g. It seems to me we ought to celebrate this occasion in some way.

我认为我们应该用什么方法庆祝这件大事。

E.g. We may be able to help you out in some way.

在某些方面，我们或许可以帮助你。