情景对话：

A: Cleverness and diligence are what the teacher takes my measure.

聪明、勤奋好学，这是老师对我的评价。

B: You're so lucky. Parents must be very glad when they know this.

你真走运，你父母知道这些话，会很高兴的。

A: I'm not so certain. My parents always want me to be better.

那也不一定，我父母总是希望我能更好。

B: In my opinion, you've been hunky-dory.

在我看来，你已经挺不错了。

一， 词海拾贝

take one’s measure

exp. To evaluate someone or something; to judge the qualities of someone or something. （对某人或某物加以评估，评价某人或某物，评断某人的品德，评断某物的质量）

e.g. The boss wants to take the new intern's measure by having him complete this project on his own.

老板想让新来的实习生独立完成这个项目来评估下他的能力。

I didn't mind your dad's questions, I know he was just taking my measure.

我不介意爸爸的问题，我知道他只是想试探下我是否懂了。

Be sure to take the car's measure with a test drive before you buy it.

在你买车子之前，一定要测试一下驱动，看看它的性能如何。

二， 语汇积累

1. hunky-dory：很棒的，极好的

e.g. His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.

他的女朋友挺不错的，跟谁都合得来。

e.g. Everything is just hunky-dory here.

这里一切都顶呱呱。

2. in one’s opinion：就某人看来……，在某人看来……，某人认为……

e.g. In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money.

我认为你的外套不值得这么多钱。

e.g. In my opinion, he is incompetent to practise medicine and may be endangering patients'lives.

我认为，他不具有行医的能力，甚至可能危害病人的生命。