英语口语1+1:A chip on the shoulder

【1+1英文】

Angela: "What's bothering that guy?"
Andy: "Nothing. He's just got a chip on the shoulder."

【1+1中文】

安吉拉：那个家伙碰到什么麻烦了？
安 迪：没什么。他只是有点自卑罢了。

【1+1解析】

To start a fight, men used to put chips of wood on their shoulder and challenge others to "try to knock it off".
中文意思：自卑感；喜欢向人挑衅。