第一， 情景对话

A: I think you're from the same school.

我想你们俩是同校的吧？

B: Yeah. I heard of him years ago.

是的，我几年前就听说过他。

A: He's doing a project with my company now.I need an objective evaluation of him.

他现在正在和我的公司合作开发一个项目，我想听听对他的客观评价。

B: I see. But I don't really know what he's like. We're only on nodding terms.

我明白，可是我真的不知道他的为人如何，我们只是点头之交而已。

第二， 词海拾贝

noddding terms：不太了解某人

e.g. I am on nodding terms with him, so we haven't talked much.

我们谈话不多，我和他只是点头之交。

e.g. We are only on nodding terms with Fred as we've met him twice.

我们与弗雷德只是点头之交，因为我们只见过他两次。

e.g. I don't really know what Tom's mother is like, she is only on nodding terms with me.

我实际上并不知道汤姆的母亲是个怎样的人，我跟她只有点头之交。

第三， 语汇积累

evaluation：评价

e.g. This enables the company to obtain a consensus evaluation of each candidate.

这使公司对每一个候选人均能做出比较公正的评价。

e.g. I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.

我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。

hear of：听说

e.g. I was shocked to hear of his poor death.

听到他惨遭不幸的噩耗, 我十分震惊。

e.g. I am very much surprised to hear of his failure.

我听到他失败的事感到吃惊。

其它：do a project：开发一个项目

an objective evaluation：客观评价