每日一句口语 558

 

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally¹ astound² ourselves.

假如我们把自己力所能及的事都完成了，我们会真的令自己大吃一惊。

【知识点讲解】

Be capable of doing sth 有能力，有才能做某事

例句：

You are capable of better work than this. 你有能力做得比这更好。

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 astound   

v.使震惊，使大吃一惊

参考例句：

• His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异。
• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。