5 K9 g3 \" v' O1 P. qM: No. Neat, it's a word used here to describe something that is good.* `3 a% t# z5 L$ |
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M: Neat is very conversational.# f" M+ n, q2 w/ \- l
! C L! V J# ? X9 B$ E& C- uL: Neat这个词很口语化!那是不是任何时候我要说什么东西好都可以 用neat这个词呐? |/ Z6 I/ y. P- G& x; E3 o
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L: Neat可以用来指一个好的主意,好的概念。今天讲演的内容就是 数学和艺术的会合。这是一个很好的概念。- `. ^4 n: @' h
: W" F& S# y9 Y% QM: Well, Li Hua, you find the concept interesting, right? # b5 s/ P+ F f) I8 Z% T * f$ Z! E4 C' {/ eL: 对,我觉得这个概念很有意思。 0 v4 Q3 b8 }$ X, O" a* l h- Z4 R5 N- R' x' D- CM: Well, if it holds your interest and you like the idea, then you can call it neat.& S/ o+ @! h8 J2 ^& `0 R
0 G8 b6 w1 o" [+ C& UM: Certainly. Hey, we are running pretty late. Let's hurry up. 5 u+ n( c+ ]4 b* F2 c' _* _6 n/ Q& E6 g
L: 哟,对了,太晚了。赶快走吧! 6 O- I0 ]8 s4 N% e2 s * o% G9 P& U, H$ m, a2 ]% w8 y: NL: 我觉得他讲得真好。我从来没有想到数学和艺术有那么多关系。 他讲得很清楚。现在我对这个题目懂了好多。3 |3 F& J, s) E: Q" W1 ^, s
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M: Yeah, I really agree. The speaker was really intelligent, you could say he is sharp. $ S2 Y0 N0 C; W4 [( [6 k & [- Y0 b3 ?5 ?5 |L: Sharp,不是指一把刀快不快的意思吗? 那天有 个人说我很sharp, 当时我也不懂他是什么意思。那么说,他是在说我好咯!+ o# D) ` J8 z, J9 b! K+ X
, K# n( }) O3 j9 _M: Absolutely!Sharp is an adjective that can be used to describe a person who is really smart., _5 G% j+ y% N( t* h
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L: 你是说,sharp这个词可以用来形容一个非常聪明的人,也就是 脑子很敏锐的人。那我们的朋友王涛总是得到好分数,我可以 说:He's very sharp。' {7 {% {* ], e7 g
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M: He certainly is.* G9 c6 X; i* Z( h+ h: u
7 i! j, O. s8 s, k$ s- b; HL: 那这个词sharp是不是跟形容刀快不快的sharp是同一个字呢?; C, d9 i) J( v
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7 s* z0 w+ U. K% |- S3 hL: 你能不能用sharp这个词来指一本很好的书? 2 q; f% R7 [2 |; s 7 k; ?6 }# G% w) \. nM: No, it is not used to describe things, only people. You could not call my apartment sharp.; ?9 P! r% H9 a* ]3 I5 r% t* c