重點講解:
1. boast about
吹噓;炫耀;夸耀;
eg. Carol boasted about her costume.
卡蘿爾炫耀著自己的穿著打扮。
eg. He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish.
他起初夸耀自己勇敢,到頭來卻打了退堂鼓。
2. break in
打斷;插嘴;
eg. O'Leary broke in on his thoughts.
奧利里打斷了他的思路。
eg. 'She told you to stay here,' Mike broke in.
“她叫你呆在這兒,”邁克插嘴說。
3. mean to do sth.
計劃;打算;準備做某事;
eg. I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
我并不想貶低你的成就。
eg. I mean to go to bed earlier tonight.
今晚我想早些睡覺。
vt. 蔑視,貶損