情景会话口袋书人际篇 第448期:文化内涵(4)

 　　13. We can tell a people from his handwriting.

　　从一个人的书法里就能看出他是怎样一个人。

　　还能这样说：

　　A people can be known by his handwriting.

　　A people's handwriting can tell us what does him like.

　　14. She is a person of deep thought.

　　她是一个很有思想的人。

　　还能这样说：

　　She is pregnant with ideas.

　　She is thoughtful.

　　应用解析：

　　keep one's thoughts to oneself 把想法闷在自己肚里；

　　have a thought 抱有某种想法；

　　pour out one's thought 倾诉自己的思想；

　　take thought for the tomorrow 为未来作打算

　　15. The Chinese culture is extensive and profound.

　　中国文化博大精深。

　　还能这样说：

　　The Chinese has an extensive and profound civilization.

　　The Chinese culture contains multiple scholarship and extensive knowledge.

　　应用解析：

　　extensive knowledge 广博的知识；

　　extensive funds 大笔经费；

　　extensive reading 泛读；

　　extensive cultivation¹ 粗放的耕作

　　16. He is fascinated with classic music.

　　他钟情于古典音乐。

　　还能这样说：

　　He is keen on classical music.

　　He is fond of classical music.

　　习语：

　　face the music 临危不惧，勇于承担后果；倾听责备或批评；

　　set sth. to music 谱曲；

　　music of the spheres 天体音乐；

　　music to sb.'s ears 悦耳的声音，中听的话

　　17. China is widely known for the delicate china.

　　中国以瓷器闻名于世。

　　还能这样说：

　　China becomes famous all over the world for the dainty china.

　　China rises into fame around the world with the intricate china.

　　应用解析：

　　delicate指织物的组织、肌肉的肌理等的纤细柔软、本质的优美或结构中的精密，使感官或心灵感到舒适而愉快的；

　　dainty指小巧玲珑，结构完善，有一种使视觉或味觉感觉愉快的美；

　　exquisite语气比以上两词强，指精美而高尚的。

1 cultivation   

n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成

参考例句：

• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
• The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。