口语：“嗨，别摆架子了！”
<p>口语：“嗨，别摆架子了！”</p><p>中国有句俗语：马的架子越大越值钱，人的架子越大越卑贱。自信、傲气固然重要，但为人处世还真不敢骄横。你整天趾高气扬、好像有多了不起，想以此交朋友、求帮助？对不起，没那回事儿。 不过，既然谈到了“马”和“架子”，英语中还真有这么一匹“马”和今天的话题有关。 短语“<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”表示“趾高气扬、自以为很了不起”，相应的，片语“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>/<span word="come">come</span> (<span word="down">down</span>) <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”指的就是：谦和一点，别摆架子了。 早在14世纪，神学家<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Wyclif">Wyclif</span>（约翰·威克理夫，著名《圣经》英文版翻译者）曾记载，皇室在当时举行庆典盛会时，王宫显贵必要骑着“高头大马”（<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>）招摇过市，“<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”一时间成为“显赫”的标志。虽着时间的流逝，“马”在人们生活中的作用虽然愈来愈小，但由古代风俗沿传下来的短语“<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”（傲慢、趾高气扬）则进入到了日常会话之中。 显然，片语“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>/<span word="get">get</span> (<span word="down">down</span>) <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”（别一副高高在上的样子）就是在“<span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”基础上衍生而来的。相应的，如果您看到“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>/<span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”或者“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>”则表示“趾高气扬，盛气凌人”。 看下面两个例句：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>（我受不了<span word="Peter">Peter</span>，他总是一副高高在上的样子）/ <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="right">right</span>! <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>! （既然你知道我是对的，那就放下架子承认错误吧！）</p>
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