地道英语口语500句 迷你对话学地道口语第383期:要人:大人物

迷你对话学地道口语第383期:要人:大人物  

特别声明,该文章中的迷你对话选自口语书籍，对话精讲为可可编辑编写。,迷你对话,A: Do you know who the tall man is?,你知道那个高个男子是谁吗？,B: I don’t know. But he must be a big shot.,不认识，但是他肯定是个大人物吧。,A: Why?,为什么这么说？,B: Because everyone is trying to butter him up.,因为每个人都在拼命地巴结他。,对话精讲,第一、地道表达,【核心短语】a big shot,【解词释义】a big shot指的是a very important person，即要人，大人物，名人（尤其是指自负的人）等。,【典型范例1】He acts like a big shot, but he is just a small potato.,他行事象个大人物,但实际上他却微不足道。,【典型范例2】I saw him there acting like a big shot.,我看见他在那儿活象个大人物似的。,【同意短语1】a big gun,【典型范例1】He became a big gun in scientific circles.,他成为科学界的要人。,【典型范例2】I know of him. He's a big gun in the local politics.,我知道这人，他在本地政界是个举足轻重的人物。,【同意短语2】a big wheel,【典型范例1】You can tell John is a big wheel, he rides in a limousine everywhere he goes.,你可以看出约翰是个大人物,无论去哪里他都坐豪华轿车。,【典型范例2】He was the tough guy, the big wheel, who gave orders with the crack of a whip.,他是个硬汉,是个挥着鞭子发号施令的大人物。,第二、词海拾贝,butter up：对......说好话，阿谀奉承......，巴结......,【典型范例1】I wish you'd stop trying to butter me up.,我希望你不要再恭维我了。,【典型范例2】He tried hard to butter up the Mayor.,他拼命拍市长马屁。,【典型范例3】If you can butter up your boss, he won't give you a hard time.,如果你能对老板说逢迎，他将不会为难你。,【典型范例4】I know he tries to butter me up, but I don’t buy it.,我知道他想要拍我马屁, 但我才不吃那一套。