各式各样的"书呆子"
两耳不闻窗外事,一心只读圣贤书。你身边有这样的人吗?他们通常被冠以"书呆子"的绰号。英文里,又是怎么称呼他们的呢?
1.He is a perfect type of pedant.
他是个十足的老夫子。
[点津] pedant:卖弄学问的人,学究,书呆子
It does not mean my dad is just a pedant.
这不代表我爸是个只会卖弄学问的书呆子。
2.He looked kind of nerdy.
他看着就是个书呆子。
[点津] nerdy:书呆子气的,无趣乏味的
Is he new here? He appears quite nerdy.
他是新来的员工吧,满身书生气。
3.I guess I'm old school.
我想我是老派的。
[点津] old school:守旧派,老派
Her beloved father was of the old school.
她深爱的老爸是个老派人。
4.At university he had a reputation as a swot.
上大学时,他刻苦学习是出了名的。
[点津] swot: 只知一味用功学习的人,书呆子
With his big shiny forehead and fat face, he looked like the class swot.
他的前额锃亮,脸胖乎乎的,看上去就像个教室里的书呆子。
5.Mr. Smith is of a scholarly turn of mind.
史密先生是个有书生气质的人。
[点津] scholarly:学者的,有学者风度的
Cathy wears a pair of glasses, which gives her a scholarly look.
凯西戴着一副眼镜,使她看起来像一个学者。
6.She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
她小时候就一直是个书虫。
[点津] bookworm:书呆子,书虫
All work and no play will make someone a bookworm.
只学不玩会使人变成书呆子。
7.Their teacher was a bookish fellow.
他们的老师是个书呆子。
[点津] bookish:书呆子气的,学究式的
As a boy Mike was shy, sensitive and bookish.
儿时的迈克害羞、敏感,而且一副书呆子气。
8.He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads.
在他看来,所有的科学家都是一群书呆子。
[点津] egghead:书呆子
Mr. Reed is an egghead; he can't do anything.
里德先生是个书呆子,他什么事也做不了。
1.He is a perfect type of pedant.
他是个十足的老夫子。
[点津] pedant:卖弄学问的人,学究,书呆子
It does not mean my dad is just a pedant.
这不代表我爸是个只会卖弄学问的书呆子。
2.He looked kind of nerdy.
他看着就是个书呆子。
[点津] nerdy:书呆子气的,无趣乏味的
Is he new here? He appears quite nerdy.
他是新来的员工吧,满身书生气。
3.I guess I'm old school.
我想我是老派的。
[点津] old school:守旧派,老派
Her beloved father was of the old school.
她深爱的老爸是个老派人。
4.At university he had a reputation as a swot.
上大学时,他刻苦学习是出了名的。
[点津] swot: 只知一味用功学习的人,书呆子
With his big shiny forehead and fat face, he looked like the class swot.
他的前额锃亮,脸胖乎乎的,看上去就像个教室里的书呆子。
5.Mr. Smith is of a scholarly turn of mind.
史密先生是个有书生气质的人。
[点津] scholarly:学者的,有学者风度的
Cathy wears a pair of glasses, which gives her a scholarly look.
凯西戴着一副眼镜,使她看起来像一个学者。
6.She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
她小时候就一直是个书虫。
[点津] bookworm:书呆子,书虫
All work and no play will make someone a bookworm.
只学不玩会使人变成书呆子。
7.Their teacher was a bookish fellow.
他们的老师是个书呆子。
[点津] bookish:书呆子气的,学究式的
As a boy Mike was shy, sensitive and bookish.
儿时的迈克害羞、敏感,而且一副书呆子气。
8.He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads.
在他看来,所有的科学家都是一群书呆子。
[点津] egghead:书呆子
Mr. Reed is an egghead; he can't do anything.
里德先生是个书呆子,他什么事也做不了。
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