一分鐘英語 第22期:A Heart of Gold 很會關心人

Welcome to English in a Minute.

歡迎收聽本期的《一分鐘英語》。

What would you think if you were talking with an American, and she said: a heart of gold.

當你和一個美國人説話時，如果她説“一顆金子心”，你知道是什麼意思麼？

Is she rich? Is she famous? Is her heart made of gold?

她很富有？很有名氣？她的心是金子做的？

Let's listen to see whether we can find out.

讓我們來聽聽下面的對話，看看是否能明白其中的意思。

Who helped you clean up after the big party the other night?

前幾天的聚會過後，是誰幫你打掃的？

Bob did. And he drove two other guests home.

是Bob。他還開車送兩位客人回家。

Wow! That was really nice. Bob definitely has a heart of gold.

哇喔！他人真好。Bob真是有一顆善良的心。（a heart of gold）

It sounds like Bob did something very nice.

聽起來Bob是做了一些好事。

People who have a "heart of gold" are kind and caring.

人們説某人有一顆金子般的心（heart of gold），是這個人很好，很會關心人的意思。

Gold is very valuable.

金子非常珍貴。

And if you have a heart of gold, your actions have great value, too.

如果你有一顆金子般的心，你的行為也就具有很大的價值。

This is a nice way to praise someone.

這是一個很好的誇別人的方式。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。