第一，情景对话

A: Generally speaking, Francis is a very good student.

总的来说，弗朗西斯是个非常优秀的学生。

B: Yet she's also said to have feet of clay.

然而据说她潜藏着严重的缺点。

A: What's that?

是什么呢？

B: She always refuses criticism and advice.

总是拒绝批评和建议。

第二，词海拾贝

have feet of clay

exp. To have a weakness or failing. （有缺点，有弱点）

e.g. I know it's hard to believe, but anyone you admire surely has feet of clay.

我知道这很难让人相信，但你崇拜的人肯定都有缺点。

e.g. All human beings have feet of clay. No one is perfect.

人皆有弱点，人无完人。

e.g. Sally was popular and successful. She was nearly fifty before she learned that she, too, had feet of clay.

萨莉很受欢迎，也很成功，但她将近五十岁时才知道自己也有缺点。

e.g. I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.

我原以为他是个诚实的人，然而他的举动却显示出他缺点。

第三，语汇积累

generally speaking：通常情况来说，一般而言

e.g. Generally speaking, we hold all disputes should be settled through friendly negotiations.

一般来说，我们主张所有争论通过友好协商解决。

e.g. Generally speaking, I don't like spicy food.

我一般不爱吃辛辣的食物。

refuse criticism：拒绝接受批评

refuse advice：拒接接受意见