今日短語(yǔ)：Down to earth 接地氣、務(wù)實(shí)

“Down to earth” 是一個(gè)含有褒義的短語(yǔ)，用來(lái)描述一個(gè)人性格謙遜、為人友善、踏實(shí)務(wù)實(shí)。當(dāng)它被用在名詞前作定語(yǔ)使用時(shí)，“down to earth” 的詞與詞之間則應(yīng)加上連字符，變成合成詞 “down-to-earth”——腳踏實(shí)地的，實(shí)在的。

例句
After winning the lottery and becoming a millionaire, Sarah didn’t change – she’s still very down to earth.
在中了彩票成為百萬(wàn)富翁之后，莎拉并沒有改變。她依然是個(gè)實(shí)在人。

I was anxious when I met my girlfriend’s parents for the first time, but they were very friendly and down-to-earth people.
我第一次見女朋友的父母時(shí)，心里很緊張，但其實(shí)他們都是非常友善的實(shí)在人。

My new colleague is very down to earth – we had a great conversation over lunch and he was really easy to talk to.
我的新同事很接地氣。我倆吃午飯的時(shí)候聊得很投機(jī)，他非常親切善談。