別與我耍聰明

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    A: Emily, what kind of report is this?
    甲:艾米莉,這是什么報(bào)告?
    B: What do you mean, Mr. Smith? You said to make it brief.
    乙:你是什么意思,史密斯老師?是你說要簡短的。
    A: Don't get smart with me. Here, do it again, but do it right this time.
    甲:少跟我耍聰明。來,再做一遍,這回要做對才行。
    類似用語
    Don't be a smart aleck.
    別自作聰明。
    百寶箱
    上列類似用語中,aleck音標(biāo)為[laelIk],大寫時(shí)系男子名,但此處“a smart aleck"則泛指“愛耍聰明的男子”。
    另外,“What do you mean by+動(dòng)名詞?”的句型,則表示“你……是什么意思?”。
    What do you mean by laughing at me?
    (你笑我是什么意思?)