“It's truly an honor to meet someone of your statureand influence.”

Y ou went to a book signing event for one of y our favorite business book authors. Y ou got to

speak with him for a few minutes. Now y ou're ending the conversation.

It's truly an honor to m eet som eone of your stature and influence.

It's an honor to (do something)When y ou get special recognition or a special

opportunity from people that y ou respect highly , it's "an

honor". Y ou can use this phrase in sentences like these:

It's an honor to meet you.

It's such an honor to be invited to speak to you all

here today.

I don't even care if I win. It's an honor just to be

nominated!

This phrase is rather formal. When y ou use it, y ou sound

very thankful and humble.

trulyThe adverb "truly ' means "very much" or "honestly ". Y ou

can use it before an adjective like this:

I'm truly sorry for what happened.

The most common adjectives that follow "truly " are:

truly great

truly remarkable

truly amazing

truly sorry

truly happy

Y ou can also use "truly " with a verb:

I truly forgot all about it.

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I truly believe that you will achieve your dream

some day.

"Truly " is pretty formal.

someone of (your/his/etc.) stature"Stature" means "importance" or "status". We use it in the

phrase "someone of (his/her/y our/their) stature" to talk

about people who are very highly respected.

I wouldn't dare ask such a favor from someone of

her stature.

The original meaning of "stature" was actually "height", so

y ou can imagine that a very important person seems

metaphorically taller than others.

(someone) has influenceA person who "has influence" is able to affect or even

control a lot of people or events.

Someone might "have influence" because they 're famous,

becuase they 're wealthy and well-connected, or because

they 're well-known in a certain field.

When y ou're describing someone who "has influence",

y ou can also say that they 're "influential".