第一， 迷你对话

A: I heard that you have made friends with Mike.

听说你和Mike交上了朋友。

B: He is very kind, and always leans over backwards to help me whenever I am in trouble. I like him very much.

他这个人非常好，总是在我有苦难的时候的帮助我，我非常喜欢他。

A: Will you be in lover.

你们会相爱吗？

B: Oh, I have never thought about it.

噢，我从来没想过此事。

第二， 地道表达

lean over backwards

1. 解词释义

Lean over backwards的意思是“竭尽全力”“费尽心机”“千方百计”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He leans over backwards to make up for what he has lost.

他过于努力弥补他的损失。

e.g. He leaned over backwards to please his immediate superior.

他拼命讨好他的顶头上司。

e.g. He leaned over backwards to prove he is unprejudiced.

他极力证明自己是没有成见的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

make friends with：和……交朋友

e.g. Nobody liked to make friends with such a small-minded man.

没有人喜欢与这么一个心胸狭窄的人交朋友。

e.g. It' s difficult to make friends with her ; she' s constantly on the offensive.

跟她交朋友十分困难，她这个人口角尖酸，咄咄逼人。

in trouble：处于不幸中，在困难中

e.g. If you are in trouble abroad you should see a consul.

如果在国外遇到困难，你应该去找领事。

e.g. We' re in trouble ; this is no time for contention.

我们处境很困难,现在不是争论的时候。

think about：考虑

e.g. Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.

就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。

e.g. What do you think about this question?

你对这个问题有什么想法?