英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第555期:極其驕傲
迷你對(duì)話
A: Wendy got good grades again. She is clever butshe is as proud as a peacock!
Wendy又拿到了高分。他很聰明，但是很驕傲。
B: Well, never mind.
哎，別介意。
地道表達(dá)
proud as a peacock
1. 解詞釋義
Proud as a peacock是“極其驕傲”的意思。其英文解釋為：overly proud; vain。使用的時(shí)候，通常和as連用，即為：as proud as a peacock.
英漢民族的審美角度是不同的，我們注重peacock(孔雀)開屏?xí)r的美麗，認(rèn)識(shí)它是美麗吉祥的象征，而公雞是“驕傲”的化身，因?yàn)樗偸前杨^昂得高高的，尾巴翹上了天，一副盛氣凌人的樣子。而西方人不注重孔雀美麗的一面，相反認(rèn)為她很驕傲。所以英美人在形容一個(gè)人驕傲，狂妄或愛慕虛榮的時(shí)候，就把他比作peacock。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. Mike's been strutting around proud as a peacock since he won that award.
麥克獲得榮譽(yù)后，一直都是趾高氣揚(yáng)地逗游，極其驕傲。
e.g. I sometimes think Elizabeth must spend all day admiring herself in a mirror. She's asproud as a peacock.
有時(shí)候，我認(rèn)為伊麗莎白整天都在鏡子面前炫耀自己，極其驕傲。
e.g. She was proud as a peacock when she passed her driving test at the first attempt.
她第一次參加駕駛考試就順利過關(guān)，便洋洋得意起來。
e.g. June is as proud as a peacock after winning her first swimming certificate.
瓊自從獲得了第一游泳證書后非常驕傲，瞧不起人。
Ps：get good grades：考試考得好，成績(jī)優(yōu)秀 never mind：別介意
