美国习惯用语-第867:full of oneself

 　　最近我们这正在招聘新的制作人。来面试的人很多，其中有个女的，她的简历特别好，但是面试过程不太顺利。她不停吹嘘自己得了多少多少奖，做过多少独家访谈，有什么新奇的创意什么的。所有面试官都认为她的性格不合适这份工作，这也让我想到了一句习惯用语。那就是: full of oneself。

　　如果我们说一个人full of oneself, 意思就是他特别自以为是。就像上面我提到的这个来面试的人: all the boasting she did led the interviewers to conclude that she was full of herself.

　　她不停吹嘘自己，让面试官都觉得她特别自大。太自以为是的人确实很难成为团队的一员。下面的例子里就要谈到这样一个人。我们来听听看:

　　例句-1：It can't be denied that Donald Trump¹ is extremely successful in the business world. Through his many investments and ownership of luxurious² properties, he's worth about $2.9 billion. Still, his critics think he's incredibly full of himself. Maybe he wouldn't be so great if he weren't conceited³?!

　　这段话是说: 无可否认的是，特朗普在商业界确实非常成功。通过各种投资和他所拥有的众多豪华地产，他的身价已经达到了近29亿美元。不过，批评人士仍然认为他过于高傲自大。或许如果不是这样的话，他也不会有今天的成功吧？

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　　对啊! 我想很多人都看过特朗普的真人电视秀《学徒》。在节目中，20名年轻男女争夺为他工作的机会。如果他们失败了，他就会告诉他们:"你被解雇了!" 在我看来，这并不是真正的娱乐节目。简直就是他自我炫耀的机器!

　　自大的人当然很让人讨厌，可是世界上也有很多与此相反的人，让我们来听听下面这 个例子：

　　例句-2：Cheryl and I almost didn't go on a first date. That's because my ex-girlfriend lied about me to her and said that I was full of myself. Luckily, Cheryl didn't listen to her. After meeting me, she decided⁴ that I was actually not self-important at all. So we started going out and now are thinking about getting married.

　　这段话是说：谢丽儿和我几乎没见面，就错过了彼此。这是因为我的前女友告诉她说我特别自大。幸好谢丽儿没有听她的话。与我见面之后，她觉得我其实并不是那种自我膨胀的人，然后我们开始约会，现在已经开始考虑结婚了。

　　幸好这个谢丽儿是个思想开放的人。有些人人云亦云，听到别人怎么说就会怎么做，也就导致了无法改变的刻板印象。幸好上面这对情侣没有就此错过!

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

3 conceited   

adj.自负的，骄傲自满的

参考例句：

• He could not bear that they should be so conceited.他们这样自高自大他受不了。
• I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think.我不像很多人认为的那么自负。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。