校園英語口語習慣用語 第195期:make an exhibition of oneself
make an exhibition of oneself 使自己出洋相
【講解】
exhibition作名詞意思是“表現，顯示”。make an exhibition of oneself 字面上指“表現自己”，是個貶義的用法,引申爲“使自己出洋相，當衆出醜”。
【對話】
A:You don't seem to be yourself today, Peter.
A:彼得，你今天有點不對勁。
B:I made an exhibition of myself.
B:我今天出了個洋相。
A:Why?
A:出什麼事了？
B:I had a quarrel with Mary and kicked her. She cried and told the teacher.
B:我和瑪麗吵了起來，我踢了她一腳，她哭着把這件事告訴了老師。
A:And then you got criticized by Miss Green?
A:於是，你就捱了格林小姐的一頓訓？
