每日一词 118 | judging by/from

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：judging by/from

英英释义：used to express the reasons why you have a particular opinion 

例句：Judging by/from his facial expressions and body language, he’s lying.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

我们很熟悉“judge”可以作为名词表示“法官”，作为动词表示“评定”“判断”。今天我们学习一个它的常见搭配用法 judging by/from，是一个在写作和口语中都非常实用的表达。judging by/from 表示“根据…判断”，如它的英文释义所示，当我们在阐述为什么有某个观点时，就可以用到它。   

注意：judging 后面可以接 by 也可以接 from，两者没有什么区别，更多是个人偏好。 

美剧《别对我说谎》（Lie to Me）中，心理学家擅长透过人体的肢体语言，特别是面部的“微表情”来判断对方是否在撒谎。我们想表达“从他的面部表情和肢体语言可以判定他在说谎”，就可说成：

Judging by/from his facial expressions and body language, he’s lying.   

我们常常因为看了一部电影的预告片而决定去看这部电影。当我们想说，从预告片来看这部电影值得一看，就可以说：

Judging by/from the trailer, the movie is worth watching/seeing.   

最新一期的《经济学人》中就两次用到了 judge 的这个用法：   

1) One reviewer called the book “for the 1%”, but that missed the point, and the percentage… Judging from the book’s sales, more than 1% might want that.   

2) It shows what appears to be a Buddhist leader, judging by the decor and the kowtowing of his followers.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：   

以我多年专业经验判断，她能够胜任这份工作。

Judging from/by my many years of professional experience, she is qualified for the job.

（参考翻译：Judging by/from my professional experience, she will be competent at this job.）

2）造句:

Judging by/from her expression when she returned home,We can know her current learning situation.