第一， 迷你對話

A: I heard that you have made friends with Mike.

聽說你和Mike交上了朋友。

B: He is very kind, and always leans over backwards to help me whenever I am in trouble. I like him very much.

他這個人非常好，總是在我有苦難的時候的幫助我，我非常喜歡他。

A: Will you be in lover.

你們會相愛嗎？

B: Oh, I have never thought about it.

噢，我從來沒想過此事。

第二， 地道表達

lean over backwards

1. 解詞釋義

Lean over backwards的意思是“竭盡全力”“費盡心機”“千方百計”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He leans over backwards to make up for what he has lost.

他過于努力彌補他的損失。

e.g. He leaned over backwards to please his immediate superior.

他拼命討好他的頂頭上司。

e.g. He leaned over backwards to prove he is unprejudiced.

他極力證明自己是沒有成見的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

make friends with：和……交朋友

e.g. Nobody liked to make friends with such a small-minded man.

沒有人喜歡與這么一個心胸狹窄的人交朋友。

e.g. It' s difficult to make friends with her ; she' s constantly on the offensive.

跟她交朋友十分困難，她這個人口角尖酸，咄咄逼人。

in trouble：處于不幸中，在困難中

e.g. If you are in trouble abroad you should see a consul.

如果在國外遇到困難，你應該去找領事。

e.g. We' re in trouble ; this is no time for contention.

我們處境很困難,現在不是爭論的時候。

think about：考慮

e.g. Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.

就是現在想起來我心里都感到難受。

e.g. What do you think about this question?

你對這個問題有什么想法?