愛思英語編者按:讀書用功努力、一點(diǎn)不關(guān)心周圍發(fā)生的事,你身邊有這樣的人嗎?他們通常被冠以“書呆子”的綽號(hào)。英文里,又是怎么稱呼他們的呢?
1. He is a perfect type of pedant.
他是個(gè)十足的老夫子。
2. He looked kind of nerdy.
他看著就是個(gè)書呆子。
3. I guess I’m old school.
我想我是老派的。
4. At university he had a reputation as a swot.
上大學(xué)時(shí),他刻苦學(xué)習(xí)是出了名的。
5. Mr. Smith is of a scholarly turn of mind.
史密先生是個(gè)有書生氣質(zhì)的人。
6. She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
她小時(shí)候就一直是個(gè)書蟲。
7. Their teacher was a bookish fellow.
他們的老師是個(gè)書呆子。
8. He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads.
在他看來,所有的科學(xué)家都是一群書呆子。