I came across a foreign tourist who seemed to be lost. At that point, my English was far from fluent, so I had to put my thoughts together before speaking. It was only a brief interaction, but it gave me a huge confidence boost.
整体翻译: 我遇到一位好像是迷路了的外国游客。那时我的英语还远谈不上流利,所以我必须先把思路组织好再开口。虽然只是一次简短的交流,却给了我巨大的信心提升。
Sentence 1
I came across a foreign tourist who seemed to be lost.
翻译: 我遇到一位好像迷路了的外国游客。
重点词汇:
- come across — 偶然遇见、碰上(强调"偶然发生",比 meet 更有画面感:I came across an old friend 我偶遇一位老朋友)
- seem to be — 看起来似乎……(seemed to be lost = 好像迷路了,语气委婉,不武断)
- lost — adj. 迷路的(get lost / be lost 都是"迷路";不要只想到"丢失的")
Sentence 2
At that point, my English was far from fluent, so I had to put my thoughts together before speaking.
翻译: 那时我的英语还远谈不上流利,所以我必须先把想法组织好再开口。
重点词汇:
- at that point — 在那个时候(指过去某个具体时刻,比 at that time 更常用在叙事中)
- far from + 形容词 — 远非、远远不够(far from fluent = 离流利还差得远,比 not fluent 更强调差距,也很自谦地道)
- put my thoughts together — 整理思路、组织好想法(固定搭配,口语写作都常用)
- before speaking — 在开口之前(before + doing,介词后接动名词)
Sentence 3
It was only a brief interaction, but it gave me a huge confidence boost.
翻译: 这只是一次简短的交流,却给了我巨大的信心提升。
重点词汇:
- brief /briːf/ — adj. 简短的、短暂的(a brief interaction/visit/meeting)
- interaction /ˌɪntərˈækʃn/ — n. 交流、互动(人与人之间的来往都可叫 interaction)
- confidence boost — 信心的提升(boost 作名词用;动词用法:boost my confidence 增强我的自信)
- only..., but... — "虽然只是……却……":only 强调事情之小,but 引出反差,突出结果之大
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