In this episode, I am going to teach you an interesting and useful idiom. The idiom is "in my book." In my book. What does it mean when we say, "in my book"?
在本集中,我将教您一个有趣且实用的习语。这个习语是“in my book”。当我们说“in my book”时,它是什么意思?
When we say, "in my book," what we mean is "in my opinion," or "according to me," or "according to the things that I believe."
当我们说“in my book”时,我们的意思是“在我看来”,或“根据我的看法”,或“根据我所相信的事情”。
Let me give you an example of a situation where we might use the expression "in my book."
让我给你举一个我们可能使用“in my book”这个表达的情况。
Let's say there are two friends who are movie lovers. They both love movies.
假设有两个朋友是电影爱好者。他们都喜欢电影。
And they are having a discussion—or maybe an argument—about the best movie ever, the best movie in history.
他们正在讨论——或者可能是争论——有史以来最好的电影,历史上最好的电影。
And one of the friends says, "Well, in my book, Titanic is the best movie." In my book, Titanic is the best movie.
其中一个朋友说:“Well, in my book, Titanic is the best movie.”在我看来,泰坦尼克号是最好的电影。
This person is just saying, "In my opinion," or "according to me," or "based on what I think," or "based on my preferences."
这个人只是说,“在我看来”,或“根据我的看法”,或“根据我的想法”,或“根据我的喜好”。
"In my book, Titanic is the best movie." It's just another way of saying, "in my opinion."
这只是“in my opinion”的另一种说法。
One important thing to know about this idiom is that we always stress the word my.
关于这个习语,有一点很重要,那就是我们总是强调“my”这个词。
If you do not stress the word my, it will probably sound a little bit strange and unnatural.
如果不强调“my”这个词,听起来可能会有点奇怪和不自然。
So if you want to use this common idiom, you should always remember to stress my.
所以如果你想使用这个常见的习语,你应该永远记住强调“my”。
In my book, Titanic is the best movie. In my book. That is how this expression always sounds. In my book, in my book.
In my book, Titanic is the best movie.这个表达总是这样的。
Can you hear how I am stressing the word my? That is what you should do when you use this expression.
你能听出我是如何强调“my”这个词的吗?这就是你在使用这个表达时应该做的。
That is "in my book," a common and useful idiom that I think you should know.
以上就是“in my book”的用法,一个常见且有用的习语,我认为你应该知道。