Subject:I think you are a rough diamond.

迷你对话

A: What do you think of me?

你觉得我是个什么样的人？

B: I think you are a rough diamond.

我认为你是一个内秀外粗的人。

地道表达

a rough diamond

1 解词释义

此语和汉语中的“人不可貌相”的意思相当。钻石未经打造之前埋藏于深山，蒙尘，无法赏识，与普通石头并无不同之处。所以，rough diamond引申为“外粗内秀的人”。

2 拓展例句

e.g. The guy is really a rough diamond , and he can get everything right ,although he is a little bit careless .

这家伙真的是个外粗内秀的人，他什么都能搞定，虽然他有点大大咧咧的。

e.g. John looks awkward for a ball player, but he is a rough diamond.

约翰看起来似乎是个笨拙的球员，事实上他是个可造之材。

e.g. Mrs.White seems to have a devil of a temper, but she is a rough diamond.

怀特太太看来脾气很坏，但她是个心地很好的人。

e.g. Jane's new boyfriend was rather a rough diamond but we liked him anyhow.

简新交的男友是个举止粗鲁但品质良好的人，不管怎么说我们喜欢他。