迷你对话学地道口语第652期:摆架子

 　　Subject：Don’t put on airs.

　　迷你对话

　　A: Don’t put on airs. Do something practical.

　　别摆架子了，做点实事吧。

　　B: Sir. I... I dare not next time.

　　老板，我......我下次不敢了。

　　地道表达

　　put on airs

　　1. 解词释义

　　Put on airs的字面意思是“把......放到空中”，引申为“装腔作势，摆架子，盛气凌人”的意思。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. I didn't like to put on airs, and even less to have too many people catering¹ to me.

　　我不喜欢摆架子, 更不愿让人家兴师动众来照顾我。

　　e.g. She put on airs after marrying a millionaire.

　　自从嫁了百万富翁后,她就摆起架子。

　　e.g. You shouldn't put on airs even if you were in charge.

　　即便你当头头，也不该摆架子。

1 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？