转眼就到六月份了，这个月底马上要进行半年总结表彰，大家私下里都在传这次"半年最佳"会颁给外教 Lawrence，当他听到这个消息时，这哥们儿居然也谦虚了一把"People always speaks highly of me, but you think too highly of me~" 看来这位兄弟在中国的这些年没白待着啊，这都学会了......

好了，言归正传，上面这句话里 Lawrence 用了两个跟"highly"有关的短语，其实从字面儿上大家也能猜出来，它就是"给予某人高度评价或赞不绝口"的意思，所以刚才他说的客套话就是“大家总是对我赞赏有加，但我觉得是你们太抬举我了~”怎么样，你们学会了吗？以后也可以多多套用这两个短语来夸奖别人啦！

think / speak highly of (someone or something)

给予...高度评价；赞不绝口；高度赞扬、称赞；

【En】if you think highly of someone or something, you think they are very good and you admire them. 如果你高度评价某人或某事，你认为他们很好，你钦佩他们。To have a very good opinion about someone to hold someone or something in very high regard or esteem. 对某人有很好的评价 对某人或某事给予很高的尊重或尊敬。To enthusiastically endorse someone or something to extol the virtues, benefits, or good qualities of someone or something. 热情地支持某人或某事 颂扬、赞扬某人或某事的优点、好处或优良品质。[for a fact] to reflect well on someone or something. (某一事实)对某人或某事有好的反映。

【Immersion Scenario Listening 沉浸情景听力】

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● I've always thought very highly of Michael.

我一直对迈克尔评价很高。

● Both spoke highly of the Russian president.

双方均盛赞俄罗斯总统。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● People speak highly of the film.

大家都说这部片子很不错。

● Do People Speak Highly of You?

人们对你评价很高吗?

● I can tell your last boss thinks very highly of you, judging from the reference letter she wrote for you.

从你上一位老板给你写的推荐信来看，我可以看出她对你的评价很高。

● He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.

别人夸奖他，让他感到很难为情。

● Her teachers think highly of her.

她的老师对她评价很高。

● His paintings are highly thought of by the critics.

他的画受到了评论家的高度评价。

● Our manager has spoken highly of these new developers. I hope they're up to the job!

我们的经理对这些新开发人员给予了高度评价。我希望他们能胜任这份工作!

● Many customers speak highly of it.

很多顾客评价非常高。

● My dad has been speaking highly of this smartphone, so I think I might buy one for myself.

我爸爸一直对这款智能手机赞不绝口，所以我想我可能会给自己买一部。

● Everyone spoke highly of this movie, but it is not good.

大家都对这部电影评价很高，但它其实并不怎么样。

● The success of your project speaks highly of you.

你项目的成功是对你的肯定。

● All of this good news speaks highly of your ability to influence people.

所有这些好消息都证明了你影响他人的能力。

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