别人说"You're something"并不是“你是东西”,理解错了很尴尬

别人说"You're something"并不是“你是东西”,理解错了很尴尬

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【朗读以下例句,并用今日表达造句】

This task was considered / a mission impossible, but you made it! You’re really something.


He looks like / he's in his 50s, but he's really just thirty-something.


She's something of a con artist, isn't she? There's no way / this repair should cost this much!


【语音标记】

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⭐1⭐

be (quite/really) something

真不错;真了不起

(主语可以是人/物)


【解释】

If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them.


【例句】

This task was considered / a mission impossible, but you made it! You’re really something.

这个任务被认为是不可能完成的,但是你做到了!你真棒!


⭐2⭐

thirty-something

adj.三十来岁;n.三十来岁的人


可以把thirty换成twenty/forty/fifty等等


也可以说

be in one's twenties/thirties/forties等

某人二十/三十/四十多岁了


【例句】

He looks like / he's in his 50s, but he's really just thirty-something.

他看起来像50多岁,但实际上只有30多


⭐3⭐

be something of a/an…

有点儿…(接名词)


【例句】

She's something of a con artist, isn't she? There's no way / this repair should cost this much!

她有点像个骗子,你觉得呢? 这次修理不可能花这么多钱!


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