跟艾米莉一起學口語 第698期:如何表達自信
I just kick ass.
我太厲害了。
kick ass
了不起；很棒
It is a beautiful place and the restaurants just kick ass.
這是個很美的地方，而且餐館很贊。
I believe I have a good eye for fashion.
我相信我對時尚有很好的眼光。
have a good eye for..
對...有好的眼光
I have a lot of confidence in choosing Jewelry.
我對挑選珠寶很有自信。
have a lot of confidence in...
對...很有自信
I do have a flair for writing.
我確實在寫作方面有天賦。
have a flair for..
在...方面很有天賦
I have a good taste in shoes.
我在鞋子方面有很好的審美。
have a good taste in
在...方面有品位
A: How come you're still up? Didn't you get any sleep last night?
你怎麼還醒着？你不會昨晚都沒有睡覺吧？
B: I did have a hard time sleeping last night.
我昨晚確實很難睡着。
have a hard time doing表示“做某事很困難”，相當於have trouble doing.
A: As far as I know, insomnia is caused by stress. Are you stressed out?
據我所知，失眠是有壓力大造成的，你壓力很大嗎？
be caused by...表示“是由...造成的”。
B: No, just a little. But I don't know why I was full of beans. Is it because I had three cups of coffee last night?
沒有啊，只是一點點。不過不知道爲什麼我就是精神很好，難道是因爲我昨晚喝了三杯咖啡？
full of beans/life表示充滿精力
A: Maybe. You're going to take part in the English speech contest tomorrow. Do you have confidence?
或許是的。明天你就要參加英語演講比賽了，你有信心嗎？
take part in表示“參加（會議，比賽，活動等）”
B: Sure. I've been preparing for this contest for a long time.
當然了，我已經爲這次的比賽準備了很長時間。
A: That's good. Remember to put your speech draft together with your number.
那就好，記得把你的演講稿和你的號碼牌放在一起。
B: Well, I've got everything ready.
我都已經準備好了。
A: You look very confident.
看你很有信心的樣子。
B: Yes. In my opinion, as long as I am not nervous on stage, I will definitely win the championship.
是的。在我看來，只要我在臺上不緊張，我就毫無疑問能拿到這場比賽的冠軍。
A: I believe you can make it. But you'd better take a deep breath before the speech to ease your nervousness.
我相信你能做到的。不過，你最好在演講前深吸一口氣來緩解你的緊張感。
B: Rest assured. I learned it all through the computer yesterday.
放心吧，我昨天都已經通過網上了解到了。
rest assured口語用語，表示“放心”，相當於"set your heart at rest"
A: Wow, you're really well prepared.
哇，你真的準備很充分。
B: Absolutely. I must show my confidence to the judges so that I can impress them.
那必須的，我一定要以自信的面貌出現在評委面前，這樣我就能讓他們印象深刻了。
A: Right. But you must get enough sleep tonight or your efforts will be wasted.
你說的對，不過今晚你一定要得到充足的睡眠，否則你的努力都白費了。
B: Okay, I remember it.
好的，我記住了。
