迷你對話學地道口語第2075期:大意是說
情景對話：
A: What does Pro. brown say in his lecture?
布朗教授在講座裏說什麼了？
B: He speaks to the effect that the same symbol carries different implication or association in different cultures.
他的大意是，同樣的一個象徵符號在不同的文化背景中有着不同的含義，可引起不同的聯想。
A: Can you give me an example?
能否舉個例子？
B: Ox in chinese is the symbol of diligence, honesty and responsibility as well as selfless contribution. But in japanese, it's of backwardness and inefficiency.
在中國文化中，牛是勤勞、誠實、有責任感和無私奉獻的象徵；而在日本文化中，卻是落後和無能的代表。
A: It's very interesting.
真有趣。
一， 詞海拾貝
to the effect that….
e.g. He made a declaration to the effect that he would soon resign.
他發表一項聲明，大意是他將很快辭職。
e.g. I said a few words to the effect that all he had told us was already well known.
我說了幾句話，大意是他所告訴我們的一切早已爲人熟知。
e.g. She grumbled something to the effect that Madame ought to have come to a decision.
她咕嚕了幾句話，意思大概是說太太早應該有所決定。
e.g. He left a note to the effect that he would not be returning.
他留下一張字條，大意是說他不回來了。
二， 語彙積累
1. in one’s lecture：在某人的演講中，在某人的講座中
e.g. The professor in his lecture went beyond the capacity of his audience.
這位教授的講課超過了聽衆的接受能力。
e..g He noted the importance of the problem in his lecture .
他在演講中着重提到這一問題的重要性。
3. give someone an example：給某人舉個例子
e.g. You'd better give an example to support your view.
你最好舉出一個例子來證明你的觀點。
e.g. There's a lot in what you say but please give us an example.
你說得很有道理，但請舉個例子說明一下。
