迷你对话学地道口语第175期:金子般的心灵

　　迷你对话：
A: My granny is such a kind-hearted person. She is willing to help.
我奶奶心肠很好，总是乐于助人。
B: She does have a heart of gold.
她确实有个好心肠。
A: You can say that again.
你说得太对了。
地道表达：have a heart of gold
解词释义：have a heart of gold直接翻译是“有一颗金子般的心灵”，在中文中同样也有这样比喻法，这样的比喻形容一个人“心肠好，心灵美好”。
拓展讲解：它的同意短语有have beauty of mind。
支持范例：
Eg. We should have a heart of gold in dealing¹ with people.
我们与人交往应心存善心。
Eg. That's the first revelation to me that Singapore is not only clean and beautiful but also full of people who have a heart of gold.
我第一次领悟到新加坡不仅外表清洁美丽，人们的心灵也是如此美好。
Eg. He pretends to be very hard, but he has a heart of gold at button.
他装得很严厉，而实质上是个好心肠的人。
Eg. The men tolerated him for he had a heart of gold.
因为他的心肠好，大家都能容忍他。
口语句子：
You can day that again.
讲解：这个句子不是“你可以再说一遍的意思”，而是表示“说得对”的意思。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。