【句子】

Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.
Billie Holiday’s作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声，建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力。  

【解析】

1.reputation n.名誉, 名声

【习惯用语】

a blot on one's reputation 名誉上的污点

have a good reputation 名誉好

have a reputation for sth. (=have the reputation of) 因...而著名, 以...闻名

live up to one's reputation 不负盛名; 名副其实

lose one's reputation 名誉扫地

make an evil reputation for oneself 弄得声名狼藉

of great reputation 很有声望的, 享有盛名的

of reputation 有名望的

①His involvement in the scandal was a blot on his reputation.
他因卷入丑闻，在名誉上留下污点。

②He earned a high reputation for his learning.
他在学识方面享有很高的声誉。

on 建立

1)Rest On One's Laurels 吃老本 ; 躺在荣誉上睡觉 ; 靠在过去的成就上 ; 满足于过去成就

Some people are in rest on one's laurels , some people lean " buy now sell now " , some people criterion already " overdraw " and " be heavily in debt "
有的人在吃老本，有的人靠“现买现卖”，有的人则早已“透支”且“负债累累”。

2)rest on和depend on的区别:

从区分rest 和depend入手 rest 休息 强调停留在某东西之上；而depend本身依靠依赖，偏重于信赖一点。如

①The bridge rests on stone arches.
这座桥靠石拱支撑。

②The charms of drama depend much on the action as the words .
一出戏的魅力不但取决于台词，而且取决于演员的动作。

3.emotional
a. 1.感情（上）的 2.易动情的；感情脆弱的 3.诉诸感情的，激起情感的

①Make up for the emotional damages which have been done to sb.
弥补某人造成的精神损失收藏

②I hope her emotional wound will heal with the passing of time.
我希望她感情上的创伤能随时间的流逝而治愈。  

【练习】

China has got a good_______for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.(09安徽31)
A. reputation B. influence  C. impression  D. knowledge

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