迷你對話學地道口語第1999期:故意賣弄,譁衆取寵

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A: I don't like John.

我不喜歡約翰。

B: Why?

爲什麼？

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

每當他在班上背書時，他總是表現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，譁衆取寵，討好觀衆）

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

她是一個很棒的籃球運動員，但是她花在譁衆取寵的時間比她花在贏得比賽上的時間還要多。

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

當他發表那些粗魯的言辭的時候，只是爲了譁衆取寵。