! e2 q9 O" q5 ]& b$ `M: Yeah, I really agree. The speaker was really intelligent, you could say he is sharp.# M8 ~, [0 ?1 D0 K" V
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L: Sharp,不是指一把刀快不快的意思吗? 那天有 个人说我很sharp, 当时我也不懂他是什么意思。那么说,他是在说我好咯! 1 F h2 }4 X( l6 d6 z6 a0 Y( N4 Q * a; {9 J8 k+ w: u6 J7 G+ \M: Absolutely!Sharp is an adjective that can be used to describe a person who is really smart.& ?, P9 I* D7 n( j* a
2 M1 T& R9 M& nL: 你是说,sharp这个词可以用来形容一个非常聪明的人,也就是 脑子很敏锐的人。那我们的朋友王涛总是得到好分数,我可以 说:He's very sharp。 X, A7 N/ J+ N6 f; B2 z
# @8 {+ }: ]( \& U6 i) T% aL: 那这个词sharp是不是跟形容刀快不快的sharp是同一个字呢?% B l# F/ B, `9 \' o. f! H
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M: Same word.( a& S8 k: P" P; y( O% l2 Z. _ ?+ E
+ K5 x+ }" k c! m/ b5 ~L: 你能不能用sharp这个词来指一本很好的书? 7 P- q! X6 }- Q. Q( m1 o. ?' V$ _0 i7 P0 b- k& ]" Q. C
M: No, it is not used to describe things, only people. You could not call my apartment sharp./ O" N# s: H* H% Z
2 X; a* S( }. s3 YL: 噢,sharp用在这个意思的时候只能形容人,不能指东西。我还不 能说你的宿舍很sharp。 Michael,你那宿舍乱得象猪窝,怎么打扫 也称不上sharp了。7 T" O1 L9 n7 J6 m2 v2 j2 ~
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M: I know. My mother said the same thing.# s6 u& ~) h2 E( J
% d5 c: V2 q$ t' L* `3 j8 X4 j5 dL: 你看,我没说错吧!连你妈都这么说。不过,Michael,尽管我老 是跟你开玩笑,我倒觉得你很sharp,脑子很清楚,很快。: A: i, w* j: e' Z) X
$ a2 U0 n5 x/ I& u; FM: Thanks, Li Hua. I think you're very sharp too.6 T! t* S& e5 g$ R' x