It shows how much you've improved.
對(duì)話
Tony: Did you enjoy our round of golf?
Jack: I certainly did. It's the first time I've managed to break 75 for the course.
Tony: That's true, so well done! It shows how much you've improved.
Jack: Perhaps, but I've still got a long way to go before I can be really satisfied with my game.
Tony: What aspect of your game do you think needs improving most?
Jack: Oh, without doubt my short game. I seem to drive reasonably well but I tend to drop shots around the green.
東尼：這場高爾夫球賽，你玩得開心嗎？
杰克：很開心。這是我第不用七十五桿就打完全場。
東尼：是的，真棒！可見你大有進(jìn)步了。
杰克：你說得也許沒錯(cuò)，但我的球技，其實(shí)還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)未達(dá)到我自己滿意的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
東尼：你認(rèn)為自己球技需要改善的是哪方面？
杰克：啊，當(dāng)然是近距離擊球。我發(fā)球似乎還不錯(cuò)，但在球洞區(qū)打球往往失手。
本課的對(duì)話有幾個(gè)高爾夫球賽用語，先簡單談?wù)劇５谝?，round拳賽中指一回合，高爾夫球賽中卻是指一場比賽，例如：I won the round of golf by two strokes（那場高爾夫球賽，我以兩桿之差取勝）。Course是golf course（高爾夫球場），A golf course consists of 18 holes即‘高爾夫球場有十八個(gè)球洞’。不用七十五桿就把球打進(jìn)十八個(gè)洞里，算不錯(cuò)了。Green是球洞區(qū)，例如：The ball landed close to the hole on the green（球落在球洞區(qū)上，貼近球洞）。東尼稱贊杰克球技大進(jìn)，杰克說：Perhaps, but I've still got a long way to go。這是很得體的回答，表示自己還須努力。回答贊美的常用語還有不少，簡單的說法，是Thank you（謝謝），例如："You did a great job."（你做得真好）。"Oh, thank you very much."另一常用說法，是I'm glad you like it（謝謝你欣賞）或It's nice of you to say so（謝謝你這樣說），例如："What a cute little house you have!"（你這幢房子真漂亮?。?It's nice of you to say so."又假如人家稱贊你表現(xiàn)出色，你可以說I'm just lucky（我幸運(yùn)罷了）或I'm not so sure about that（恐怕不像你說得那么好）、I'm flattered（過獎(jiǎng)了）等，例如："Your work's marvelous."（你做得很好。）"I'm flattered."你還可以打趣的回答人家恭維：Flattery will get you nowhere（奉承我，是無濟(jì)于事的）。