第一，迷你對(duì)話

A: Mary didn't pass the final exam in physics.

Mary在物理的期末考試沒(méi)及格。

B: She must be very sad.

她一定很難過(guò)。

A: Her parents scolded her severely and she's very depressed now.

她的父母狠狠地批評(píng)了她一頓，她現(xiàn)在非常低落。

B: At a time like this, what she needs is a pat on the back rather than a blame.

在這個(gè)時(shí)候，她需要的是鼓勵(lì)，而不是責(zé)備。

第二，地道表達(dá)

a pat on the back

1. 解詞釋義

A pat on the back的意思是“鼓勵(lì)，肯定或贊許”。其英文解釋為：praise given to a person for an achievement or a job well done。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. She deserves a pat on the back for all the hard work she's done.

她辛勤努力值得贊揚(yáng)。

E.g. The teacher gave her a pat on the back after she did well in the exam.

她考得不錯(cuò)，老師表?yè)P(yáng)了她。

E.g. She received a pat on the back for doing a good job.

她因表現(xiàn)良好而受贊揚(yáng)。

E.g. Treating his daughter to ice cream was Joe's way of giving her a pat on the back after she won first place in the science fair.

Joe請(qǐng)他女兒吃雪糕是他在女兒在科技展覽中獲得第一后而給與獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)的一種方式。

E.g.. The only reason she stays late at work is to receive a pat on the back from her boss.

她熬夜工作的唯一原因就是得到老板的肯定。

第三，視野拓展

pass the exam：考試及格

E.g. He made an attempt to pass the exam, but it was too difficult.

他試圖通過(guò)考試，但考試太難了。

E.g. It was a great blow when he failed to pass the exam.

他考試不及格對(duì)他是個(gè)重大的打擊。

at a time：一次

E.g. That term, John stayed away from school for weeks at a time.

那學(xué)期約翰一次曠課就幾個(gè)星期。

E.g. She spoke half an hour at a time.

她一次講了半個(gè)小時(shí)。

at a time like this：在這時(shí)候

E.g. If you had a nest egg, you wouldn't feel so worried at a time like this.

如果你手里有點(diǎn)積蓄，你也不會(huì)在個(gè)時(shí)候如此著急。

E.g. At a time like this, I do not grudge a thing.

在這樣的時(shí)候，我什么都舍得。

rather than：而不是

E.g. I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful.

我認(rèn)為她是健美而不是貌美。

E.g. It ought to be you rather than me that sign the letter.

在信上簽署的應(yīng)該是你而不是我。