迷你對話學地道口語第2063期:吹牛,說大話
情景對話：
A: Owen is going to run for the chairmanship of the students' union.
歐文打算競選學生會主席。
B: Really? I don't think he stands very much of a chance.
是真的嗎？我覺得他入選的可能性不大。
A: But he says he is bound to be successful.
但他說他肯定能成功。
B: I think he's talking big. You know he always likes talking big.
我覺得他在吹牛，你知道他總是喜歡說大話。
一， 詞海拾貝
talk big
exp. To boast or brag about one's own abilities, skills, success, achievements, etc. （吹牛，說大話）
e.g. Tybalt likes to talk big and wouldn't stand a chance against Romeo!
Tybalt喜歡說大話，他絕不是羅密歐的對手。
e.g. He talks big about all the things he's doing to make the country safer, but so far his administration hasn't done squat.
他吹噓自己爲使國家更安全所做的一切，但是到目前爲止還沒見動靜。
e.g. She likes to talk big about how great a tennis player she is but I don't think she's even won a tournament.
她喜歡吹噓自己是一個多麼了不起的網球運動員，但是我認爲她甚至沒有贏得過錦標賽。
e.g. He has some deep need to talk big, but it's just talk—no action.
他很有必要說大話，但那只是說說而已，沒有行動。
二， 語彙積累
1. run for：競選
e.g. I'm planning to run for the school board.
我打算參加教育委員會的競選。
e.g. The Governor is going to run for the Senate after this term.
州長在她這次任期屆滿之後準備參加參議院的競選。
2. stand a chance：有希望，有可能
e.g. In times like these he didn't stand a chance of getting another job.
在現在這樣的時期，他不可能找到別的工作。
e.g. If you don't try, you don't stand a chance of gaining anything.
如果你不嘗試，將會一無所獲。（格言）
3. be bound to：一定
e.g. A dishonest person is bound to meet with setbacks sooner or later.
不老實的人非碰釘子不可。
e.g. If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.
如果你承接這項工程的話, 免不了會遇到許多困難。
