Day 18 — 帮外国游客指路

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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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9月23日02:45

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