格林希尔J博士美语 第17期:Fishing for compliments表达赞美

这一集格林希尔博士要讲Fishing for compliments，也就是用其它地道的方式来表达show off炫耀。用英语表达那些总想听到别人赞美的词，或者说沽名钓誉的人。

本集重点英语口语句子：

1）That hits the spot!
那真是恰到好处！

2)One person who always wants to "brag."
一个总喜欢吹牛的人。

3）They always want to "bost."
他们总是自夸。

4）They always want to "toot their own horn."
他们总是想要自吹自擂。

5）There's always one colleague in there who wants to show off.
里面总会有一个同事想要炫耀。

本集重点英语单词和例句：

1）meeting 会议，会见，集会
Elenor has a management meeting every week with all the department heads.
每周艾利诺都会和所有部门主管开一次管理层会议。

2）brag 吹牛，自夸，吹嘘
Oh darling! You are bragging, you know that you don't need to brag.
哦，亲爱的！你在吹牛，你知道你不需要自夸！

3）boast 自夸，值得夸耀的事物
Nobody should boast about his or her own English ability!
谁也没有必要炫耀自己的英文能力！

4）toot one's own horn自吹自擂
Although she is a professional musician, international super-modle, and genius in all fields, Patricia never toots her own horn about her many accomplishments.
虽然派翠西亚是一个专业的音乐家、国际超模，而且是各领域的天才，但是她从不对自己的成就自吹自擂。

5）show off 出风头，摆谱儿，炫耀，夸耀
He is always showing off his excellent Chinese.
他老爱炫耀卖弄他的中文。

6）colleague同事，同僚
Greenhill team-members always get along very well with their colleagues.
格林希尔团队里的人总是跟他们的同事相处得很好。

7）pretend 假装，假扮，
Let's pretend for a while that we're on a lonely island together.
让我们装作一下我们在一孤岛上。

8）compliment赞美的话，恭维，敬意
Oh, honey! That's the nicest compliment I've ever heard.
哦！亲爱的，这是我听到的最好听的赞美之词。

9）agree同意
She agreed to give it to me on Saturday morning.
她们同意星期六早上将它给我。

10）criticize 批评，批判，苛求
It's sometimes difficult to criticize your own work.
有的时候，批评你自己的工作并非易事。