【句子】I'll agree with you to a point when they're flying kangaroos or giant robots, not surrogate mommies.【Desperate Housewives S02E03】

【发音】/aɪl/ /əˈgriː/ /wɪð/ /juː/ /tʊ/ /ə/ /pɔɪnt/ /wen/ /ðeə(r)/ /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ /ˌkæŋ.gərˈuːz/ /ɔː(r)/ /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/ /ˈrəʊ.bɒts/ /ˈroʊ.bɑːts/ /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ /ˈsʌr.ə.gət/ /ˈsɜːrəɡeɪt/ /ˈmɒm.iz/ /ˈmɑː.miz/

【发音技巧】I'll agree连读；giant robots不完全爆破；not surrogate mommies两处不完全爆破；

【翻译】如果孩子的想象中的朋友是会飞的袋鼠，或者是巨大的机器人，而不是替身妈妈的话，我会在某种程度上同意你的说法。

【适用场合】

今天的新短语是：to a point，

其实对应的完整的说法是up to a point，它的意思和用法很像to an extent；

看看对应的英文解释：

to some degree, but not completely

“某种程度上地；不完全地；”



eg: -- “Was she good?”

-- “Emm. Up to a point.”

-- “她优秀吗？”
-- “额……某种程度上是的。”



eg: Self-expression is good up to a point, but you can’t just let these kids run wild.

自我表达在某种程度上是好的，但是你不能让这些孩子们为所欲为。



eg: Of course there is some truth in all this, but only up to a point.

这当然有些道理，但仅在一定程度上。



eg: I agree with you up to a point, but not completely.

我在某种程度上同意你的观点，但并不是完全同意。



eg: The new traffic system worked up to a point, but it had its problems.

新的交通系统在某种程度上取得了成效，但是它也存在一些问题。



eg: I understand his feelings up to a point.

在某种程度上我理解他的感受。



eg: Competition is good but only up to a certain point.
竞争这件事情是好，但也只是某种程度上好而已。



eg: I can work weekends up to a point, but after a month or so I get tired of it.

我可以时不时地周末工作，但是一个月左右以后我就不愿意这么干了。



eg: I’m willing to help you up to a point, but after that you’ll have to look after yourself.

我愿意帮你一把，但是在那之后，你得自己照顾自己了。



【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

Our administration is willing to negotiate up to a point, but we aren't ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.