题目
Jane: Carol, you look very well. Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good. Jane: ________.A. That's very kind of youB. I don't believe it. You are flattering meC. You think so? That's encouragingD. Are you kidding? Thank you anyway
Jane: Carol, you look very well.
Carol: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend tennis must have done you good.
Jane: ________.
A. That's very kind of you
B. I don't believe it. You are flattering me
C. You think so? That's encouraging
D. Are you kidding? Thank you anyway
题目解答
答案
C. You think so? That's encouraging
解析
本题考查英语交际用语中如何得体回应他人的赞美。关键在于理解对话情境,判断各选项是否符合英语表达习惯。
- 核心思路:Carol提到Jane打网球对身体有好处,Jane需要回应这一赞美。
- 破题关键:回应需既礼貌又自然,同时体现对对方观点的认可,避免过度否定或敷衍。
选项分析
A. That's very kind of you
- 问题:虽然礼貌,但未直接回应“tennis did you good”这一具体赞美,显得空泛。
- 结论:不符合语境。
B. I don't believe it. You are flattering me
- 问题:直接否定对方的赞美,暗示对方在奉承,态度消极。
- 结论:破坏友好氛围。
C. You think so? That's encouraging
- 优点:既确认对方观点(“You think so”),又表达积极情绪(“That's encouraging”),符合英语中接受赞美时的常见回应方式。
- 结论:最贴合语境。
D. Are you kidding? Thank you anyway
- 问题:带有质疑语气,暗示对方说的不真实,显得不真诚。
- 结论:不符合友好对话的逻辑。