请问:下面两例句中的 It says a lot for sb / sth 是属于惯用法固定词组吗?
It says a lot for her that she never lost her temper. 她从没发过脾气,这足以说明她多有耐性。
It says a lot for her culinary skills that so many of her recipes have stood the test of time. 她的许多食谱经受住了时间的考验,这充分证明了她的。
童老师:
也可理解为固定句式吧!这类表达主要用于表示某人或某物的某种特质(好或不好),其中的 a lot 也可换成 much, little, very little等,如说成:
It says a lot for sb / sth that…
It says very little for sb / sth that…
It says much for sb / sth that…
典型例句:
It says a lot for him that he never gave up.
It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured.
It says much for Brookner's skill that the book is sad, but never depressing.
It didn't say much for their efficiency that the order arrived a week late.
It doesn’t say much for my powers of observation that I had no idea what was going on.