美国习惯用语-第18期:A stuffed shirt
<p>「美国习惯用语」第十八讲</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> </p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span> </p><p>在美国英语中，人们穿着的各种服装名称经常是组成一些习惯用语的主要成份。今天我们再讲两个由<span word="shirt">shirt</span>这个字组成的俗语。第一个是：<span word="A">A</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>。<span word="Stuffed">Stuffed</span>这个字有好几种解释，有时是指装的满满的。在某种情况下是吃得过饱的意思。那末 ，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> 是什么意思呢？<span word="A">A</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>是指那些爱摆架子，表现得神气十足的人。对于这种人最好是敬而远之。这种人既傲慢,又顽固，自以为了不起，他们参加任何社交活动都不受人欢迎。我们现在来举个例子吧： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>: <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="company">company</span>."</p><p>这个人说：“我的老板老是爱摆架子，吹嘘自己。他一开口就是说他的祖先的地位有多么重要，他在大学念书时又如何成为他们班里的第一名，还自称对我们公司作出了多大的贡献等等。” </p><p>下面这个例子是一个选民在谈论他对候选人的看法：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Leland">Leland</span> <span word="Elegant">Elegant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>. <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="ins">ins</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Elegant">Elegant</span> -- <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p>
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