英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第383期:要人:大人物

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　迷你對(duì)話

　　A: Do you know who the tall man is?

　　你知道那個(gè)高個(gè)男子是誰(shuí)嗎?

　　B: I don’t know. But he must be a big shot.

　　不認(rèn)識(shí)，但是他肯定是個(gè)大人物吧。

　　A: Why?

　　為什么這么說(shuō)?

　　B: Because everyone is trying to butter him up.

　　因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都在拼命地巴結(jié)他。

　　對(duì)話精講

　　第一、地道表達(dá)

　　【核心短語(yǔ)】a big shot

　　【解詞釋義】a big shot指的是a very important person，即要人，大人物，名人(尤其是指自負(fù)的人)等。

　　【典型范例1】He acts like a big shot, but he is just a small potato.

　　他行事象個(gè)大人物,但實(shí)際上他卻微不足道。

　　【典型范例2】I saw him there acting like a big shot.

　　我看見(jiàn)他在那兒活象個(gè)大人物似的。

　　【同意短語(yǔ)1】a big gun

　　【典型范例1】He became a big gun in scientific circles.

　　他成為科學(xué)界的要人。

　　【典型范例2】I know of him. He's a big gun in the local politics.

　　我知道這人，他在本地政界是個(gè)舉足輕重的人物。

　　【同意短語(yǔ)2】a big wheel

　　【典型范例1】You can tell John is a big wheel, he rides in a limousine everywhere he goes.

　　你可以看出約翰是個(gè)大人物,無(wú)論去哪里他都坐豪華轎車(chē)。

　　【典型范例2】He was the tough guy, the big wheel, who gave orders with the crack of a whip.

　　他是個(gè)硬漢,是個(gè)揮著鞭子發(fā)號(hào)施令的大人物。

　　第二、詞海拾貝

　　butter up：對(duì)......說(shuō)好話，阿諛?lè)畛?.....，巴結(jié)......

　　【典型范例1】I wish you'd stop trying to butter me up.

　　我希望你不要再恭維我了。

　　【典型范例2】He tried hard to butter up the Mayor.

　　他拼命拍市長(zhǎng)馬屁。

　　【典型范例3】If you can butter up your boss, he won't give you a hard time.

　　如果你能對(duì)老板說(shuō)逢迎，他將不會(huì)為難你。

　　【典型范例4】I know he tries to butter me up, but I don’t buy it.

　　我知道他想要拍我馬屁, 但我才不吃那一套。