Dialogue：

A: I don't like John.

我不喜歡約翰。

B: Why?

為什么？

A: Whenever he recites in class, he seems to be playing to the gallery.

每當(dāng)他在班上背書時(shí)，他總是表現(xiàn)出一副故意賣弄的樣子。

詞海拾貝

play to the gallery

exp. To perform in a manner that will get the strong approval of the audience. （故意賣弄，嘩眾取寵，討好觀眾）

e.g. She's a great basketball player, but she spends more time playing to the gallery than playing to win the game.

她是一個(gè)很棒的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，但是她花在嘩眾取寵的時(shí)間比她花在贏得比賽上的時(shí)間還要多。

e.g. When he made the rude remark, he was just playing to the gallery.

當(dāng)他發(fā)表那些粗魯?shù)难赞o的時(shí)候，只是為了嘩眾取寵。