凯瑟琳升职记:接人待物之他原形毕露了

Catherine公司最近来了位新人担任某部门的经理职务，听说这位经理在以前公司时向来以脾气暴躁闻名，不过来这里后，Catherine倒没有发现他有何不好，似乎大家和他相处的都很愉快。但有一天一个下属犯了个小错误，结果这位经理便在办公室大声呵斥起来。见此情景，Catherine耸耸肩，对身旁的同事说：Well, he is showing his true colors.

He is showing his true colors. 他原形毕露了。

show one's true colors是个非常生动的习语，不用解释，从true colors这个词大家便可以大胆地猜想出它的意思，没错，它的意思就是“露出真面目，露出真实的品质或性格”。不过有时也可指宣布某种立场和观点。

【英语情景剧】

Benjamin:You see, that lady is quarrelling¹ with others in dirty words. But she is usually gentlewomanly.
本杰明：你看，那位女士正在满口脏话骂人。但她向来是很淑女的啊。

Shirley: Well, she is showing her true colors. I know her quite well.
雪莉：她原形毕露了，我非常了解她。
 

1 quarrelling   

吵架(quarrel的现在进行式)；争论

参考例句：

• I know you've been quarrelling a good deal lately. 我知道你们近来时常吵嘴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》