转眼就到六月份了，这个月底马上要进行半年总结表彰，大家私下里都在传这次"半年最佳"会颁给外教 Lawrence，当他听到这个消息时，这哥们儿居然也谦虚了一把"People always speaks highly of me, but you think too highly of me~" 看来这位兄弟在中国的这些年没白待着啊，这都学会了......

好了，言归正传，上面这句话里 Lawrence 用了两个跟"highly"有关的短语，其实从字面儿上大家也能猜出来，它就是"给予某人高度评价或赞不绝口"的意思，所以刚才他说的客套话就是“大家总是对我赞赏有加，但我觉得是你们太抬举我了~”怎么样，你们学会了吗？以后也可以多多套用这两个短语来夸奖别人啦！

think / speak highly of (someone or something)

给予...高度评价；赞不绝口；高度赞扬、称赞；

【En】if you think highly of someone or something, you think they are very good and you admire them. 如果你高度评价某人或某事，你认为他们很好，你钦佩他们。To have a very good opinion about someone; to hold someone or something in very high regard or esteem. 对某人有很好的评价; 对某人或某事给予很高的尊重或尊敬。To enthusiastically endorse someone or something; to extol the virtues, benefits, or good qualities of someone or something. 热情地支持某人或某事; 颂扬、赞扬某人或某事的优点、好处或优良品质。[for a fact] to reflect well on someone or something. (某一事实)对某人或某事有好的反映。

● I've always thought very highly of Michael.

我一直对迈克尔评价很高。

● Both spoke highly of the Russian president.

双方均盛赞俄罗斯总统。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● People speak highly of the film.

大家都说这部片子很不错。

● Do People Speak Highly of You?

人们对你评价很高吗?

● I can tell your last boss thinks very highly of you, judging from the reference letter she wrote for you.

从你上一位老板给你写的推荐信来看，我可以看出她对你的评价很高。

● He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.

别人夸奖他，让他感到很难为情。

● Her teachers think highly of her.

她的老师对她评价很高。

● His paintings are highly thought of by the critics.

他的画受到了评论家的高度评价。

● Our manager has spoken highly of these new developers. I hope they're up to the job!

我们的经理对这些新开发人员给予了高度评价。我希望他们能胜任这份工作!

● Many customers speak highly of it.

很多顾客评价非常高。

● My dad has been speaking highly of this smartphone, so I think I might buy one for myself.

我爸爸一直对这款智能手机赞不绝口，所以我想我可能会给自己买一部。

● Everyone spoke highly of this movie, but it is not good.

大家都对这部电影评价很高，但它其实并不怎么样。

● The success of your project speaks highly of you.

你项目的成功是对你的肯定。

● All of this good news speaks highly of your ability to influence people.

所有这些好消息都证明了你影响他人的能力。

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