介绍:
A: I’m very proud of my daughter. She has quite a good memory. She does her best to remember all she reads. And she’s only nine years old.
B: That’s very good. Whom does she take after? You or your wife?
A: My wife. As a child Julia learned lots of poems by heart. She still knows quite a few of them.
B: I never could memorize poetry. On the other hand, I remember numbers. I never forget an address or a date.
A: Not even your wife’s birthday?
B: Never! Alice would take a dim view of that.
1、Do one’s best 尽力而为
It doesn’t matter if you don’t win, just do your best.
赢不了也不要紧，只要你尽力而为
2、Take after 在（外貌、性格等方面）与（父母等）相像
Peter takes after his mother in personality and his father in appearance.
3、By heart 背熟；牢记
Actors in a play have to know their parts by heart.
戏剧演员必须背下台词
4、Quite a few
There were quite a few important things to do.
有不少重要的事要做
5、On the other hand
On the one hand, I want to believe him, but on the other hand, I have to question his past.
一方面，我想相信他；另一方面，又不得不对他的经历感到怀疑
6、Take a dim view of 对某事怀疑或不赞成
He took a dim view of my suggestion.
他认为我的建议很愚蠢
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