VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: A Chip on Your Shoulder

短语讲解：

1. A person with a chip on his shoulder is a problem for anybody who must deal with him.

deal with 应付； 对待
例句：Can you deal with the money part?
你能处理钱的部分吗？

2. Well, experts say the expression appears to have been first used in the United States more than one hundred years ago.

more than 不止
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

3. If you strike high up on a tree with an axe, the chip of wood that is cut off will fall into your eye.

cut off 切[隔]断；剪[切， 砍]
例句：Don't cut off all social contacts.
不要切断所以的社会接触。

4. This expression goes back at least to the early sixteen hundreds.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

5. It is also a warning that no one will be protected from being found guilty.

protect from 保护， 保卫
例句：We should protect nature from being polluted.
我们应保护自然免遭污染。

6.  He will turn in his chips in exchange for money or cash.

in exchange for 调换
例句：I gave tom my watch in exchange for his fountain pen.
我把我的表给汤姆来交换他的钢笔。

7. This lead to another meaning.

lead to 导致
例句：Early success may lead to megalomania.
少年得志可能导致妄自尊大。