英语口语练习小对话 第563期:书呆子

英语口语练习小对话 第563期:书呆子  

Subject：He glues his face to the books.,迷你对话,A: Do you know my classmate Jim? He glues his face to the books.,你认识我的同学Jim吗？他是个书虫。,B:I think so. He is handsome but introverted and isn’t very romantic.,我也是这样认为。虽然他长得很帅，但是性格内向，不是很浪漫。,地道表达,glue one’s face to the books,1.解释,Glue on’e face to the books的字面意思就是“把自己的脸粘在书上”，引申为“喜欢看书的人”的意思。而且是指那些只是读书，对其他事情不闻不问的人，这里含有讽刺的意味。类似的还有：He is a nerd.或者是He is a bookworm.,2. 例句,e.g. What do these guys who glue their faces to the books know about practical things?,这些书呆子懂得什么实际的事务？,e.g. The poor girl liked to be thought clever, but she hated to be thought a girl who glues her face to the books.,可怜的姑娘喜欢人家说她聪明，可是反对把她当作书呆子。