Dialogue：

A: John is always pround as a peacock recently.

约翰最近总是神气活现的。

B: He won the top scholarship this term.

这学期他得了头等奖学金。

A: No wonder.

怪不得。

一， 词海拾贝

proud as a peacock

exp. To be overly proud. （过于骄傲的，得意洋洋的，神气活现的）

e.g. Mike's been strutting around proud as a peacock since he won that award.

Mike自从得奖之后就一直得意洋洋地走来走去。

e.g. Tom's been as proud as a peacock ever since he found out he came in top of the class—he hasn't missed a single opportunity to remind us.

自从Tom知道他是班里的尖子生以来，他一直得意洋洋——时时都在提醒我们他是尖子生。

e.g. He looks like a total douchebag, strutting around the club proud as a peacock in his cheap suit and gold chains.

他看起来像个十足的人渣——穿着廉价的西装，戴着金项链，得意洋洋地地在俱乐部里走来走去。

e.g. She was proud as a peacock when she passed her driving test at the first attempt.

她第一次参加驾驶考试就顺利过关，便洋洋得意起来。

二， 语汇积累

no wonder that……：难怪……；无怪乎……

e.g. No wonder that young fellow was out of his mind about her.

无怪这个小伙子要为她失魂落魄呢！

e.g. When it is that easy to come by it is no wonder that we could have a bowl of it every day.

象这样地取求很便，当然能得日餐一碗了。

其它：win the top scholarship：获得头等奖学金