地道英語
Top-notch 頂呱呱
內容簡介
形容詞 “top-notch” 的意思是 “頂呱呱”。當我們對某道菜贊不絕口，或者對一個人欣賞有加的時候，就可以形容他們是 “top-notch”。在英語中，如何準確使用 “top-notch”，稱贊他人 “頂呱呱” 呢？一起來學習本期節(jié)目介紹的形容詞 “top-notch”。
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Feifei?
大家好，歡迎收聽 BBC英語教學的 “地道英語” 節(jié)目。在每期節(jié)目中，我們都會介紹一個英語母語人士或講英語流利的人會用到的表達。I'm Feifei, and I'm here with Beth.?
Beth?
Hi everyone. Hi Feifei, how are you?
Feifei?
I'm very well, thank you Beth. In this programme, we are actually going to learn a word which I heard you use when you were talking about food. It was 'top-notch'.
Beth?
Ah, yes! 'Top-notch'. So, yeah, earlier I was talking about going to my brother's house where I had some amazing plant-based food. I couldn't believe how tasty it was with no meat or dairy. It was top-notch.?
Feifei?
Sounds lovely, I'd love to try it. So, top-notch is an adjective that means something is of very high standard or high quality. And we can use it for people, too. I actually had some top-notch food recently too.?
Beth
What did you have??
Feifei
Well, I went to an independent cafe around the corner from my house, and they make the best carrot cake. It was top-notch, so delicious.
Beth
Sounds really good.
Feifei
Beth, can we use the 'top-notch' for things other than food?
Beth
Yes, we can. So, for example, I went to the theatre recently. I saw a show in the West End, and it was top-notch. The singing was phenomenal, the dancing was amazing. It was really good.
Feifei
So it was top-notch!?
Beth
It was. Now here are some more examples of the adjective 'top-notch.'??
Examples?
My friend wrote a book and asked me to read it. I thought it was going to be really bad, but actually it was top-notch. I really enjoyed it.
I went to a conference last week, and all of the presentations were absolutely top-notch.
I've just got back from holiday. I was expecting the hotel to be pretty bad, but it was actually top-notch.?
Beth?
We can also use the word 'top-notch' to talk about business-related things. For example, you might be hiring someone for a job and you see a top-notch CV that makes you give that person an interview.?
Feifei?
Yes, and in this case you could also say that 'I saw a CV that was top-notch'. So, 'top-notch' 是個形容詞，它的意思是 “頂尖的，一流的”，它可以形容物品，也可以形容人。比如，我們可以用 “top-notch” 來形容食物是 “一流的，美味的”。“The food in this restaurant is top-notch.” 再比如，我們可以用 “top-notch” 來形容一個人是 “出類拔萃的”?！癇eth is a top-notch presenter.”
Beth?
Oh, thank you! So, to recap, we've learnt the phrase 'top-notch' which means very high quality.?
Feifei
And that's all from us. We'll be back next week. Bye-bye!??
Beth?
Bye!?
