迷你对话

　　A: Can you tell Bob from Tom?

　　你能分出鲍勃和汤姆吗?

　　B: How can I? They’er as alike as two peas in apod.

　　我怎么可能分出来?他们两人长得一模一样。

　　A: Don’t you notice that Bob has a mole on his face, but Tom does not.

　　你没注意到鲍勃脸上有颗痣，汤姆没有吗?

　　B: You really keep eyes.

　　你可是好眼光。

　　对话精讲

　　第一、地道表达

　　【核心短语】as alike as two peas in a pod

　　【解词释义】pod是“豆荚”的意思。同一个豆荚里有两粒豌豆，即“two peas in a pod”当然是“十分相像”的意思了。

　　【典型范例】 They're not twins, but they're as alike as two peas in a pod.

　　他们俩虽非双胞胎，却十分相像。

　　第二、词海拾贝

　　tell from：区别，辨别，认出

　　【典型范例1】Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?

　　你能分辨出汤姆和他的孪生兄弟吗?

　　【典型范例2】Through practice one can tell the true from the false.

　　通过实践我们可区别真伪。

　　【典型范例3】Can' t you tell vice from virtue ?

　　难道你不能辨别善恶吗?

　　【典型范例4】Much as the sheep look alike, the old man can tell one from another.

　　虽然绵羊看起来很相像，但那位老人仍能一一区别。