托福听力小对话【33】

(A) John should not talk to Bill anymore.

(B) John should tell Bill not to think negatively.

(C) John should take Bill’s remarks seriously.

(D) John should pay little attention to what Bill says.

听力原文/参考答案/解说

-- I’m tired of Bill’s remarks. I don’t know why he wants to look at everything in such a negative way.

-- Why don’t you do what I do, John, and take his comments with a grain of salt?

Q: According to the woman, what should John do about Bill?

参考答案：D

take his comments with a grain of salt 的意思是习语，作“有保留地”解。这是她的态度，她也让John采取这种态度。 pay little attention to what he says 是“不必介意他说些什么。”两种说法意思相近。A，B，C三种说法均与她的原义有别。 Remarks = what he says。 in a negative way: 消极地；持否定态度地。 take… seriously: 认真对待。