校園英語口語習慣用語第177期:know something backwards
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【講解】
此語意指to know something very well or perfectly,也可寫作know something backwards and forwards。與之相似的短語back-wards and forwards則表示“來來回回,反反覆覆”,例如:walk backwards and forwards (來回走動)。
【對話】
A:You like the English literature?
A:你喜歡英國文學嗎?
B:Yeah. I like the novels especially.
B:喜歡,我最愛讀的是小說。
A:Do you like Dickens' novels?
A:你喜歡狄更斯的作品嗎?
B:Yes I even know some of them backwards.
B:非常喜歡,有些我都能倒背如流。
A:Really? It does good to you all the time, doesn't it?
A:真的?你一定受益匪淺,是吧?
B:Of course.
B:當然。