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迷你对话学英语口语 第1228期:哭穷,装寒酸

2019-06-17来源:和谐英语

第一, 迷你对话

A: You told me that John likes to boast about his capability.

你告诉我约翰喜欢自吹自擂。

B: Yes. He seldom talks about things that are beyond his reach.

是的,他很到谈论他办不到的事情。

A: But when I went to ask him to help me, he kept on poor-mouthing himself.

但是我去叫他帮我,他却很谦虚。

第二, 地道表达

poor-mouth

1. 解词释义

Poor-mouth的意思是“装寒酸,哭穷”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. The tennis player poor-mouthed that he was used to clay courts and expected to play miserably on the grass.

那个网球运动员谦虚地说自己只是习惯在土地场上打球,在草地上可能打不好。

第三, 咬文嚼字

boast about:自吹自擂

e.g. They like to boast about how smart they are.

他们喜欢自吹他们如何机灵。