特别声明:该节目中的迷你对话选自口语书籍,其余部分为可可原创。
迷你对话:
A: Have you met Maggie recently?
你最近遇到Maggie了吗?
B: Yes. She is high and mighty now.
遇到了,她现在傲慢得很。
A: Why?
为什么?
B: Don’t you know that her husband was promoted again?
难道你不知道他丈夫又升职了吗?
地道表达:high and mighty
解词释义:high and mighty用于口语中是“趾高气昂,神气活现”的意思。
支持范例:
He became high and mighty after he was made captain of the team.
他当了队长之后变得神气活现。
You think you are one of the high and mighty, remember pride goes before a fall.
你自以为是了不起的人物,别忘了骄者必败。
There's no need to be so high and mighty with me!
用不着对我摆架子!
He acts so high and mighty; I despise him!
他那么趾高气扬,我真瞧不起他!