PETS－2语法讲解(136)

　　It shows how much you've improved.
　　对话
　　Tony: Did you enjoy our round of golf?
　　Jack: I certainly did. It's the first time I've managed to break 75 for the course.
　　Tony: That's true, so well done! It shows how much you've improved.
　　Jack: Perhaps, but I've still got a long way to go before I can be really satisfied with my game.
　　Tony: What aspect of your game do you think needs improving most?
　　Jack: Oh, without doubt my short game. I seem to drive reasonably well but I tend to drop shots around the green.
　　东尼：这场高尔夫球赛，你玩得开心吗？
　　杰克：很开心。这是我第一次不用七十五杆就打完全场。
　　东尼：是的，真棒！可见你大有进步了。
　　杰克：你说得也许没错，但我的球技，其实还远远未达到我自己满意的标准。
　　东尼：你认为自己球技最需要改善的是哪方面？
　　杰克：啊，当然是近距离击球。我发球似乎还不错，但在球洞区打球往往失手。
　　本课的对话有几个高尔夫球赛用语，先简单谈谈。第一，round拳赛中指一回合，高尔夫球赛中却是指一场比赛，例如：I won the round of golf by two strokes（那场高尔夫球赛，我以两杆之差取胜）。Course是golf course（高尔夫球场），A golf course consists of 18 holes即‘高尔夫球场有十八个球洞’。不用七十五杆就把球打进十八个洞里，算不错了。Green是球洞区，例如：The ball landed close to the hole on the green（球落在球洞区上，贴近球洞）。东尼称赞杰克球技大进，杰克说：Perhaps, but I've still got a long way to go。这是很得体的回答，表示自己还须努力。回答赞美的常用语还有不少，最简单的说法，是Thank you（谢谢），例如："You did a great job."（你做得真好）。"Oh, thank you very much."另一常用说法，是I'm glad you like it（谢谢你欣赏）或It's nice of you to say so（谢谢你这样说），例如："What a cute little house you have!"（你这幢房子真漂亮！）"It's nice of you to say so."又假如人家称赞你表现出色，你可以说I'm just lucky（我幸运罢了）或I'm not so sure about that（恐怕不像你说得那么好）、I'm flattered（过奖了）等，例如："Your work's marvelous."（你做得很好。）"I'm flattered."你还可以打趣的回答人家恭维：Flattery will get you nowhere（奉承我，是无济于事的）。