迷你對話學地道口語第1228期:哭窮,裝寒酸

第一， 迷你對話

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A: You told me that John likes to boast about his capability.

你告訴我約翰喜歡自吹自擂。

B: Yes. He seldom talks about things that are beyond his reach.

是的，他很到談論他辦不到的事情。

A: But when I went to ask him to help me, he kept on poor-mouthing himself.

但是我去叫他幫我，他卻很謙虛。

第二， 地道表達

poor-mouth

1. 解詞釋義

Poor-mouth的意思是“裝寒酸，哭窮”。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. The tennis player poor-mouthed that he was used to clay courts and expected to play miserably on the grass.

那個網球運動員謙虛地說自己只是習慣在土地場上打球，在草地上可能打不好。

第三， 咬文嚼字

boast about：自吹自擂

e.g. They like to boast about how smart they are.

他們喜歡自吹他們如何機靈。