英语情景对话:
A: If he promised to help you, I’m sure he will help. He’s a man of his word.
如果他答应你了,她肯定会帮忙的,他是个守信的人。
B: You said it. I always count on him when I need his help.
你说对了,我一定能指望上他。
A: Last year he helped me out of trouble, too.
去年,他帮了我很大的忙。
对话精讲
地道表达
【核心短语】
a man of his word
【解词释义】
word在这里是指“诺言,保证”的意思。此语的意思就是守信用的人,遵守诺言的人、
【典型范例1】
He said he would help us and he's a man of his word, so we know he will.
他说他将帮助我们,他是个守信用的人,所以我们知道他一定能帮助我们。
【典型范例2】
He is a man of his word. He's sure to fulfill the task in time.
他是个守信用的人,一定会按时完成任务。
【典型范例3】
If Carl promised you, he won't let you down.He is a man of his word.
卡尔如果应允了你,就不会使你失望。他是个说话算数的人。
【典型范例4】
Every brave man is a man of his word.
勇敢者不食言。
词海拾贝
1. count on:依靠,指望
【典型范例1】
You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.
你放心,他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
【典型范例2】
If there's anything I can do, count on me.
如果有我能做的事,找我好了。
【典型范例3】
You can count on me to help in case of difficulty.
设有困难,当助一臂之力。
【典型范例4】
I can always count on you to cheer me up.
你总能使我振作起来。
5. out of trouble:摆脱麻烦,脱离困境
【典型范例1】
Once again she wormed out of trouble.
她又一次逐渐摆脱了困境。
【典型范例2】
Tess tries to keep me out of trouble, not always succeeding.
苔丝总想给我解围,但并不是每次都成功。
【典型范例3】
To keep Joe out of trouble, I am constantly alert for any deviation from normal.
为了使乔免遭麻烦,我时刻警惕着任何异常情况。
【典型范例4】
His father told him to stay out of trouble.
他父亲叫他避开是非之地。