英文聊聊谁爱“说大话”
<p> 会讲话的人常常受人欢迎。能言善辩虽是优势,但过分夸大事实,把话说得天花乱坠,恐怕早晚没了听众。英文中形容说大话都有哪些表达,一起来看看吧!</p><p> 1. <span word="Fast">Fast</span>-<span word="talk">talk</span> 花言巧语</p><p> 表示这个人说话很自信,说得又多又快,特别有说服力,不过说的话却不怎么值得人相信。</p><p> 例:<span word="He">He</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="property">property</span>.</p><p> 他花言巧语地哄骗那个老太太拿出一大笔财产。</p><p> 2. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> 自吹自擂</p><p> 我们都知道<span word="horn">horn</span>在英文中是喇叭的意思。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="horn">horn</span>, 是吹自己的喇叭吗?当然就是指吹牛,说大话了。</p><p> 例:<span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>.</p><p> 我们今年成绩出色,所以说点大话应该也没什么。</p><p> 3. <span word="Tall">Tall</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>/<span word="story">story</span> 说大话、多指那些荒诞、夸张的事情。</p><p> 用<span word="Tall">Tall</span> 来形容<span word="story">story</span>看似不太搭调,什么故事才高大呢?这里就是指那些离奇,不和实际的故事。而<span word="Tale">Tale</span>-<span word="teller">teller</span>正是指那些爱搬弄是非、卖弄的人。</p><p> 例:<span word="They">They</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campfire">campfire</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span>.</p><p> 他们围坐在篝火旁讲着自己狩猎冒险的奇闻。</p>
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