迷你對話學地道口語第668期:輕視,蔑視

Subject：Never look down on people less superior than you.

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迷你對話

A: Jame, you should not look down on people less superior thank you. You hurt the dustman just now.

Jane，你不要輕視不如你的人。你剛纔傷到那個清潔工了。

B: Shut up! It is none of your business.

閉嘴。這不關你的事情。

地道表達

look down on

1. 解詞釋義

Look down是“看不起，低估”的意思。Look down on sb. or sth. 表示“輕視，蔑視某人或某事”。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Don't look down on the role women can play.

不要小看婦女的作用。

e.g. I wish you wouldn't look down on this kind of work.

我希望你不要看不起這種工作。

e.g. We must not look down upon those who have lagged behind.

我們不應該瞧不起後進的人。

e.g. They were look down upon in the old society.

在舊社會,他們是被人看不起的。

Ps : superior的意思是“比......好的”。例如：

We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.

我們之間的關係遠比我們許多朋友之間的關係好得多。

Ps 2: shut up是“閉嘴，不要說話”的意思。例如：

Shut up ! You' re just talking nonsense.

住嘴！你簡直是胡說八道。