美語情景對話 第675期:Good Qualities 優秀品質

Todd: So, Matt, we're talking about adjectives this week and, or qualities about people, so let's talk about what makes people good at what they do. First of all, what do you think makes a good student? We're both teachers so in your mind what's a good student?

託德：馬特，這周我們來談談形容詞或者人們的品質，現在我們來談談是什麼使人們擅長某件事。首先，你認爲好學生應該具備什麼特質？我們兩個人都是老師，你認爲好學生應該具備什麼品質？

Matt: I think somebody who is motivated, self-motivated and somebody who takes an interest in what they are doing and works at it, and I mean, as a teacher I always enjoy people who are outgoing and have a personality, but I know reality is that not every student can be like that so you just try to... as a student I think that the most important thing is to show interest and participate and work outside of class.

馬特：我認爲好學生要自發性強、有上進心，對自己所做的事情感興趣，作爲老師，我喜歡那些開朗、有個性的人，不過現實是並不是所有學生都有這種品質，所以你要努力……我認爲對學生來說，最重要的是要表現出興趣，要參加課外活動。

Todd: Right, I totally agree. OK, so now how about work. What makes a good boss?

託德：好，我完全贊同你的觀點。現在來說工作。你認爲一個好老闆應該具備什麼條件？

Matt: I've had so many different jobs and so many different bosses. I think a good boss is somebody who knows his... the people who work for him, and he knows the strengths and he can communicate or she can communicate what they really want for each worker and somebody who can delegate responsibility, but that shows that they know and that they care about what their minions are doing for them.

馬特：我做過很多種不同的工作，遇到過各種老闆。我認爲好老闆要了解爲他工作的員工，瞭解他們的優點，能向所有員工傳達他們的需求，能下放責任，這表明老闆知道、關心員工在爲他們做的事情。

Todd: Right. OK, now moving on, how about what makes a good friend?

託德：好。接下來你認爲好朋友應具備什麼物質？

Matt: A good friend? I think somebody who just can listen and kind of unconditional love almost or like anything that you do, anything that you do can't tarnish the relationship and somebody who is loyal and who is honest basically.

馬特：好朋友？我認爲好朋友是那種會傾聽的人，他們會對你所做的事情給予無條件的愛，無論你做什麼事都不會損害你們的友誼，好朋友要忠實也要誠實。

Todd: OK, and this is the last one. What makes a good parent?

託德：好，最後一個問題。好家長應具備什麼品質？

Matt: A good parent! Not that I would know from firsthand experience, but I think, you know, just somebody who is there always and who takes care of the child and, you know, spends time I think, spends quality time. People who work hard can tend to forget about their child if they're too focused on other things and parents who really are there and listen and talk to the kid usually have the greatest success.

馬特：好家長！這個問題我並沒有親身體會，不過我認爲好家長要一直照顧孩子，和孩子們一起度過珍貴的時光。努力工作的人如果太關注其他事情，通常會忽略孩子，那些能陪伴孩子一起成長、傾聽孩子的想法、和孩子交談的父母纔是最成功的。

Todd: OK, thanks a lot Matt. I appreciate your time.

託德：好，非常謝謝你，馬特。謝謝你抽出時間。

Matt: Yeah.

馬特：不客氣。

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重點講解：
1. first of all 首先，首要；
例句：First of all I must check the number.
首先我必須檢查那號碼。
2. care about 關心；在乎；在意；
例句：He's too self-absorbed to care about us.
他只顧自己，不關心我們。
3. take care of 照顧；照看；看護；
例句：The advice we gave him boiled down to this: he should take care of his health.
我們給他的勸告可歸結爲：他該注意自己的健康。
4. tend to do sth. 往往會；經常就；
例句：Grandparents tend to cocker up their grandchildren.
祖父母們總是很寵愛孫兒。