第一， 迷你对话

A: I felt it was very kind of him to take so intimate an interest in these matters.

我很感激他对这些事情的密切关注。

B: Yeah, he is a very kind person.

是呀，他是一个好人。

A: Right, but on the spur of the moment I could find no better expression for this than a grunt.

是的，可是除了当我哼一声外，我找不到更好的话来表达我的意思了。

B: Luckily, he is not the man who pays attention to the superficial thing and I think he can feel your thankfulness.

幸亏，他不是个在意事情表面的人，我想他能感受得到你的感激之情。

第二， 地道表达

on the spur of the moment

1. 解词释义

On the spur of the moment的意思是“一时冲动一下”“当时，当场，即席”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. She went to London on the spur of the moment.

她一时兴起就到伦敦去了。

e.g. He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.

他一时冲动之下向她求婚了。

e.g. He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

他临时起意买了一辆车。

e.g. She did not say it on the spur of the moment. She said it in cold blood.

她并不是脱口而出，而是经过考虑以后才说的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

take an interest in：对……感兴趣

e.g. Many foreigners take an interest in travelling to China.

许多外国人对到中国旅行感兴趣。

e.g. I began to take an interest in the study of English.

我开始对学习英语感兴趣。

pay attention to：注意，重视

e.g. Don't pay attention to anything he says. He lies like a gas meter.

不要理睬他的话，他一味撒谎。

e.g. The government desired that everyone should pay attention to the rule.

政府要求大家遵守这条规定。