第一,迷你对话
A: Our major is very famous!
市长很有名气。
B: You seem to like him very much.
你好像很喜欢他。
A: You don't?
难道你不喜欢他吗?
B: Not at all. He's really a stuffed shirt.
我一点也不喜欢,他架子太大了。
第二,地道表达
stuffed shirt
解词释义
Stuffed shirt的意思是“爱摆架子而令人讨厌啊的人”。
拓展范例
E.g. Everybody knows that Lynn is just a stuffed shirt.
大家都知道林恩只是个自命不凡的讨厌鬼。
E.g. He only seems like a stuffed shirt when you first meet him.
只有初次见面时,他看起来才会显得道貌岸然。
E.g. Your neighbour is a stuffed shirt. He seems very proud and serious and he never smiles and plays any joke with anyone.
你的邻居是一个有点自命不凡的人。他好象很高傲并且很严肃,从不对别人微笑或同别人说笑话。
E.g. A stuffed shirt is not accepted in our culture. It's important to be honest and modest.
我们瞧不起爱摆架子的人,诚实和谦逊很重要。
第三,好词妙语
not at all:一点也不
E.g. I' m not at all satisfied with the present situation.
我对现状一点也不满足。
E.g. He was not at all nervous, for he knew what to expect.
他心里有底,一点不慌。
E.g. She' s not at all a proper person for you to know.
她可不是正派人,你不应该结识她。