地道英语在线听-Cocky 自高自大

Be careful - there's a fine line between confident and cocky

Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I'm Jo.

Helen: And I'm Helen. 迎收听 BBC 的地道英语节目，希望在接下来的两分钟里，你能学到英式英语中常用的一些表达方式。Jo, 你先说吧。

Jo: Today's word is cocky. C.O.C.K.Y. Cocky.

Helen: 那这是什么意思呢?

Jo: Well a cocky person is someone who is very self-confident and perhaps a little arrogant².

Helen: Ah, 这个词是来形容一个非常自信，有点自高自大的人，cocky.

Jo: It's quite an informal word used in a disapproving³ way.

Helen: 这也是一个非正式表达，而且还带有一点负面的意识，所以别用 cocky 来描绘自己是个充满自信的人。

Jo: So for example, someone you work with might think they know everything really well and make you feel less important because you don't know how to do certain things.

Helen: 你的意思是说在公司经常会有那种自认为什么都懂，比其他人都能干的人。

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A: He really gets on my nerves⁴ – he thinks he's so wonderful!

B: Yeah he is a bit cocky isn't he?

A: Linda ran the marathon in four hours – I could easily beat that!

B: Don't get too cocky – it took you two and half hours to run a half marathon!

Jo: Actually Helen, I've been studying Chinese recently and I'm getting really good.

Helen: 哦，是吗? 这么说你的中文现在是突飞猛进，看来过不了多久，你就可以独立做这个节目了。

Jo: Erm 是的，你说对了。

Helen: Ha 看来，她并没完全听懂我。Jo is getting a bit too cocky!

Jo: Anyway that's all from Real English. If you want to learn more words and expressions like you have today, you can find lots more on our website www.bbcchina.com.cn. See you again soon.

Helen: 我们下次节目再见!

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

3 disapproving   

adj.不满的，反对的v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Mother gave me a disapproving look. 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her father threw a disapproving glance at her. 她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 nerves   

n.神经紧张 vt.鼓起勇气

参考例句：

• What he said at the meeting strung her nerves up. 他在会议上的发言使她的神经很紧张。
• At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered. 教了一天课，她精疲力竭。