A Heart of Gold / 一颗金子般的心

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What would you think if you were talking with an American, and she said: a heart of gold. Is she rich? Is she famous? Is her heart made of gold? Let's listen to see whether we can find out.

如果你和一个美国人谈话时她说“a heart of gold”你会怎么想？她是有钱人吗？ 她是名人吗？她的心脏是金子做的吗？我们来听听看能不能找到答案：

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

前几天晚上那个大Party完事后，谁帮你打扫的啊?

B: Bob did. And he drove two other guests home.

是鲍勃帮忙的，然后他还开车送了另外两位客人回家呢。

A: Wow! That was really nice. Bob definitely has a heart of gold. It sounds like Bob did something very nice.

哇！那真是太好了。鲍勃确实有一颗金子般的心，听起来鲍勃做了件大好事。

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

有一颗“金子般的心”的人，是善良和有爱心的。

Gold is very valuable.

黄金是非常宝贵的。

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

如果有一颗金子般的心，你的作的事情也有很大的价值。

This is a nice way to praise someone.

这是赞美别人的好方法。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。

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本文节选自《English in a Minute》，VOA的一个教学栏目，用一分钟的时间介绍一个美式俚语，语速适中，标准美语。

如果你看到这里，请用你金子般的心，点赞吧 (O ^ ~ ^ O)