地道英语口语对话 BBC地道英语口语:Big-headed 妄自尊大

BBC地道英语口语:Big-headed 妄自尊大  

Jean: And I’m Jean.,Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently bee part of the English language.,Jean: 在我们的《地道英语》Real English节目中，我们会学到一些现代英国英语的新词汇和新说法。,Jo: Today’s expression is ‘big-headed’.,Jean: So what does it mean?,Jo: I’ll explain – big-headed is an expression meaning arrogant.,Jean: 原来big-headed就是形容某人傲慢自大的意思。So Jo, could you give me an example?,Jo: Of course. Big-headed is an adjective. If you know someone who is very arrogant, you might say ‘I don’t like him. He’s really big-headed’.,Jean: 就是说他真是特别的妄自尊大。Can you use it all the time, Jo?,Jo: Well, you should be careful, because it is a negative thing to say about someone. A person would be very upset, or even angry, if you said ‘You are very big-headed’ to them.,Jean:那看来big-headed可是个贬义词，我们在使用的时候一定要注意分寸。,Insert,A: You met David Beckham? What was he like?,B: Really nice. He wasn’t big-headed like some famous people. He was really normal.,Jean: Do you like big-headed people, Jo?,Jo: No, of course not. It’s a very unattractive thing, I think. Big-headed people are really boring. They just talk about themselves and tell you how great they are all the time.,Jean: Yes, it’s very boring. Fortunately I don’t meet too many people like that.,Jo: But do you think people think you’re big-headed?,Jean: What? I hope not! You don’t think I’m big-headed, do you?,Jo: Of course not, Jean. Don’t be so sensitive.,Jean: 嗯好吧，让我们再来复习一下– big-headed – 就是形容某人傲慢自大。Well, it looks like we are out of time.,Jo: Yes, that’s all we have time for. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.,Jean: See you next time.