臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是:
By an ultimate irony, these self-promoters aren't trying to alienate us. They are laboring under the touching but seriously misguided impression that we will like them more for their success.
最諷刺的是,這些自我膨脹并不是試著要讓自己顯得高人一等。他們努力表現自我,因為他們誤以為這樣會讓自己更受歡迎。
學習重點:
1.irony 諷刺
irony (n.) 諷刺
ironic (adj.) 諷刺的
iron (n.) 鐵、熨斗
2.promoter 助長者
promoter (n.) 助長者
promote (v.) 晉升
3.alienate 疏遠
alienate (v.) 疏遠
alien (adj.) 外國的
4.impression 印象
impression (n.) 印象
impress (v.) 使... 印象深刻
impressive (adj.) 令人印象深刻的