地道口語：如何精通英語 have a good command of
情景對話
A:
How is Linda getting along with her studies？
琳達的學習怎麼樣？
B:
Very well。 Especiall she has a good command of history。
還不錯，她的歷史成績尤其突出。
A:
Really？ I always think history is difficult for children。
是嗎？我總以為歷史對小孩子來說是不太容易學妁。
B:
Yeah。 But Linda likes reading， you know， she has read almost all the history books she could
lay her hands on
。
是的，但是你知道，琳達很喜歡讀書，她幾乎讀完了所有她能弄到手的有關歷史方面的書。
A:
No wonder。
怪不得呢。
核心詞彙
lay (one's) hands on
exp。 To touch or grasp someone， often with the threat of violence。 （以暴力相威脅去觸控或抓住某人）
e。g。 Oh， once I
lay my hands on
you， you‘ll take back what you said！
噢，一旦我抓住你，你就會收回你說過的話！
e。g。 If the police can
lay hands on
the robber， they will put him in prison。
假如警察能抓到搶劫犯，將把他關進監獄。
exp。 To acquire something， usually a physical object。 （得到）
e。g。 I need to go to the library and
lay my hands on
this book for my research paper。
我得去圖書館，得到這本書拿出來查閱，以便寫研究論文。
e。g。 It took years， but I’ve finally
laid my hands
on this very rare Beatles recording！
我花了幾年的時間，終於拿到了這張非常罕見的披頭士合唱唱片！
語彙積累
have a good command of：對……熟練掌握，精通……
e。g。 We work hard at English so as to have a good command of it 。
為了精通英語，我們在學習英語上下苦功夫。
第四， 口語句型
How is somebody getting along with somehting?
（某人做某事進展如何？某人做某事怎樣呢？）
e。g。
How are you getting along with
your business？
你的生意如何呢？
