Conversation 1
对话一
A: What do you make of the latest official figures?
你对最新的官方数据怎么看?
B: I think they made them up.
我觉得他们编造的了。
Conversation 2
对话二
A: What do you know about our main competitor's new CEO?
关于我们主要竞争对手的CEO,你了解多少?
B: Well, I know of him, of course, he's well-known. But I don't know much about his ideas or ways of doing business.
嗯,我当然知道他了,他很有名。但是我不太清楚他的商业想法和商业方式。
A: Can you look up his biography for me?
你能帮我查查他的经历吗?
Conversation 3
对话三:
A: Can I let you into a secret?
要不要听我的爆料?
B: Sure. I won't let on. What is it?
当然要,我不会告诉别人的,什么秘密?
A:My boss and his secretary are having an affair.
我的老板和他的秘书有一腿。
B: Wow. People are going to ask me for details.
哇哦。大家肯定会来问我各种细节的。
Note:
笔记:
1. make of :what is your opinion about someone or something; to have an impression or an understanding about something
·make of的意思是,对某人某事的看法;对某事的印象和了解
2. make sth up:(INVENT)
·make sth up其中一个意思是编造的
3. know of sb/sth: to have heard of someone or something and be able to give a small amount of information about him, her, or it
·know of sb/sth的意思是:听说过某人某事并能给出少许关于此人或此事的信息
4. let sb in on a secret: to allow someone to know something that you have not told anyone else
·let sb in on a secret的意思是:让某人知道某个秘密
5. let on: to tell other people about something that you know, especially when it is a secret
·let on的意思是:不会把秘密告诉别人