1. Seldom have I met a girl who's had such a gift of gab like Lily's.

我几乎从未见过像莉莉这样有口才的女孩子。

“口才”的英语表达法是the gift of gab。一般情况下，该短语强调的是“讲话的能力”，与讲话的实际内容没有关系。

2. She's a rough diamond . Although she seems to be careless, she does everything tiptop.

她是个外粗内秀的人。别看她大大咧咧的，干起事来总是顶呱呱的。

a rough diamond本意是“没有雕刻的钻石”。钻石在没有进行人工处理之前，其表面并非非常光滑。然而一经加工，就会显

得光彩夺目。用这样的比喻来意指“外粗内秀”岂不是妙不可言?

3. When it comes to teaching grammar, she can be a notch above all the others.

她教课很棒。论教语法，她比其他任何人都略胜一筹。

4. You know her company? She has a big drag with the boss.

你知道她的公司吧?她在老板那儿很吃得开。

have a big drag 是个地道的口语形式，直译为“有很大的牵扯”，意指“吃得开”。

5. She's so honey-lipped that she knows how to tailor her words to please the ears of different people.

她嘴特别甜，很会见什么人说什么话。

中国人习惯把“嘴甜的”说成是sweet-mouthed。但是，英美人认为应该用honey-lipped才更符合他们的习惯。

6. She has taste on fashion.

她眼光很独到啊。

7. I'm sure she can do a good job in the business. She has a lot on the ball .

我认为她肯定能做好这份工作。她很能干。

“很能干”在英语中有很多种说法，比如：be able to do... be capable of ...但是to have a lt on the ball 更符合英美人的口语习惯。

8. She has a mind like a steel trap . Nothing needs to be explained twice to her.

她脑瓜很好使。什么事情都不用说第二遍。