校園英語口語習慣用語 第195期:make an exhibition of oneself

make an exhibition of oneself 使自己出洋相

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【講解】

exhibition作名詞意思是“表現，顯示”。make an exhibition of oneself 字面上指“表現自己”，是個貶義的用法,引申爲“使自己出洋相，當衆出醜”。

【對話】

A:You don't seem to be yourself today, Peter.

A:彼得，你今天有點不對勁。

B:I made an exhibition of myself.

B:我今天出了個洋相。

A:Why?

A:出什麼事了？

B:I had a quarrel with Mary and kicked her. She cried and told the teacher.

B:我和瑪麗吵了起來，我踢了她一腳，她哭着把這件事告訴了老師。

A:And then you got criticized by Miss Green?

A:於是，你就捱了格林小姐的一頓訓？