英語口語練習小對話 第563期:書呆子
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Subject：He glues his face to the books.
迷你對話
A: Do you know my classmate Jim? He glues his face to the books.
你認識我的同學Jim嗎？他是個書蟲。
B: I think so. He is handsome but introverted and isn’t very romantic.
我也是這樣認爲。雖然他長得很帥，但是性格內向，不是很浪漫。
地道表達
glue one’s face to the books
1. 解釋
Glue on’e face to the books的字面意思就是“把自己的臉粘在書上”，引申爲“喜歡看書的人”的意思。而且是指那些只是讀書，對其他事情不聞不問的人，這裏含有諷刺的意味。類似的還有：He is a nerd.或者是He is a bookworm.
2. 例句
e.g. What do these guys who glue their faces to the books know about practical things?
這些書呆子懂得什麼實際的事務？
e.g. The poor girl liked to be thought clever, but she hated to be thought a girl who glues her face to the books.
可憐的姑娘喜歡人家說她聰明，可是反對把她當作書呆子。
