苛刻的要求
Subject: It seems like a tall order.
情景对话:
A: My teacher expects me to get the entire taskcompleted in less than a week.
我的老师希望我在不到一周的时间内完成任务。
B: It seems like a tall order.
这个要求有点苛刻。
地道表达
a tall order
1. 解词释义
Tall order的意思是“难以完成的任务”,其英文解释为“a formidable task or requirement”。对话中的“Itseems like a tall order.”的意思是“这个要求似乎有些苛刻。”
2. 拓展例句
e.g. He issued a tall order that no one could comply with.
他提出了一个谁都无法答应的要求。
e.g. It is a tall order to expect me to finish the job in two days. It will take a week at least.
期望我在两天内完成这个任务有些苛刻。这至少要一周的时间。
e.g. As you know, it's a tall order. Do you have confidence?
你知道,这个任务很艰巨,有信心吗?
Ps 1:对话中有个动词短语结构get the entire task completed的意思是“把所有的任务完成”,这是getsomething done这个结构,意思是“完成,做完......”。例如:
Have you get your assignment done?
你把家庭作业做完了吗?
Ps 2:less than的意思是“少于”。例如:
e.g.It's less than five minutes' walk to a shopping mall.
走路不到五分钟就有成片的商店。
e.g.I can't wrap up the peace talk in less than fifty pages.
我无法以不到50页纸的篇幅写出和平会谈总结。