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每日一说139 | 未达标准,不够资格用英语怎么说?
解析:“not up to scratch”来源于一项运动——拳击赛。比赛当中,如果选手被打倒在地,又不能在38秒内回到分界线继续,就宣布另一方获胜。而这条分界线就是“scratch”。后来这个俚语用来形容能力或者水平达不到标准。
Top Sentences 例句:
Although he takes a lot of extracurricular tutorials, his academic performance is still not up to scratch.
尽管他参加了很多课外辅导班,但他的学习成绩还是不够达标。
Dialogue 对话:
Kevin: Are you going to college after high school?
高中毕业后你会继续上大学吗?
Rose: I have no idea. I like the academic atmosphere in Yale. But I'm afraid that my SAT score won't be up to scratch.
我也不知道,我很喜欢耶鲁大学的学术氛围。但我怕自己的成绩不达标。
Kevin: Yale is great. And it does require a lot.
耶鲁大学是挺好的,但要求也很高。
Rose: Then I have to work hard to be qualified.
那我只好努力让自己合格了。
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