迷你对话学地道口语第666期:轻视,蔑视
日期:2014-07-13 08:24

(单词翻译:单击)

Subject:Never look down on people less superior than you.

迷你对话

A: Jame, you should not look down on people less superior thank you. You hurt the dustman just now.

Jane,你不要轻视不如你的人。你刚才伤到那个清洁工了。

B: Shut up! It is none of your business.

闭嘴。这不关你的事情。

地道表达

look down on

1. 解词释义

Look down是“看不起,低估”的意思。Look down on sb. or sth. 表示“轻视,蔑视某人或某事”。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Don't look down on the role women can play.

不要小看妇女的作用。

e.g. I wish you wouldn't look down on this kind of work.

我希望你不要看不起这种工作。

e.g. We must not look down upon those who have lagged behind.

我们不应该瞧不起后进的人。

e.g. They were look down upon in the old society.

在旧社会,他们是被人看不起的。

Ps 1: superior的意思是“比......好的”。例如:

We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.

我们之间的关系远比我们许多朋友之间的关系好得多。

Ps 2: shut up是“闭嘴,不要说话”的意思。例如:

Shut up ! You' re just talking nonsense.

住嘴!你简直是胡说八道。

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