3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [530]:有一種人表面上表現(xiàn)得沉著冷靜 但骨子里卻精于算計(jì)
那他們都有哪些獨(dú)特的性格呢
They act calm and cool on the surface, but are calculating underneath.
他們表面上表現(xiàn)得沉著冷靜，但骨子里卻精于算計(jì)。
Act calm and cool
表現(xiàn)得沉著冷靜
注意：這個(gè)表達(dá)是
“表現(xiàn)得”沉著冷靜
在生活工作中的很多時(shí)刻
我們需要讓自己“表現(xiàn)得沉著冷靜”
① Go over there and talk to her. Just act calm and cool. I'm sure she'll like you.
過去和她聊聊。表現(xiàn)得冷靜點(diǎn)。我相信她會(huì)喜歡你的。
② I was very nervous giving the speech, but I acted calm and cool.
演講時(shí)我很緊張，但我表現(xiàn)得很沉著冷靜。
On the surface
表面上
有時(shí)我們發(fā)現(xiàn)一件事/一個(gè)人
表面上呈現(xiàn)的和實(shí)際并不一致
① She seems nice and kind on the surface, but she will backstab you the first chance she gets.
她表面上看起來很好，但是一有機(jī)會(huì)她就會(huì)在背后捅你一刀。
(*這里backstab=背后捅刀)
② The car looks great on the surface, but after some research, I found out it's been in a major accident.
這輛車表面看起來很好，但經(jīng)過一番調(diào)查，我發(fā)現(xiàn)它之前出過重大事故。
Calculating
精于算計(jì)的，深謀遠(yuǎn)慮的
音標(biāo)：[?kælkjule?t??]
這是一個(gè)形容詞
① Dan is a calculating man. He wouldn't offer something unless he wanted something in return.
Dan是個(gè)精于算計(jì)的人。除非他想要什么東西作為回報(bào)，否則他不會(huì)給你任何東西的。
② The Joker's not strong, but he's smart and calculating. That's how he can beat Batman.
小丑并不強(qiáng)壯，但是他很聰明并且精于算計(jì)。這就是他打敗蝙蝠俠的方法。
