一般人認(rèn)為頭大者聰明，但是北方話中“大腦袋”（danaodai）指的是“老好人”。一個(gè)人太老實(shí)，凡事肯讓步、吃虧，是老好人，也就是大腦袋。有人說(shuō)這個(gè)詞兒有貶意，指老好人容易被人騙而老實(shí)到近于愚蠢。朋友又將“大腦袋”譯作a big blockhead者，大概是強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)意思。這個(gè)大頭，絕不聰明。朋友說(shuō)這樣的big head，往往好心不得好報(bào)，上人家的當(dāng)。
一個(gè)人自滿自大，我們說(shuō)他：He had a swelled head，腦袋睡眠，并非真正的大頭。Don't get a swelled head because you got a promotion.不要因升職而自鳴得意。To get a swelled head，也可以說(shuō)成to get a big head，或者to get swelled.這話又可說(shuō)成：Don't let the promotion go to your head.Go to one's head是“沖暈了頭”的意思。酒喝多了，人太興奮，過(guò)于得意，都是go to one's head.因升遷而沖暈了腦袋：The promotion has gone to his head.又可說(shuō)：The promotion has turned his head.以Turn someone's head喻使其人自滿自大。
一個(gè)人自滿自大，我們說(shuō)他：He had a swelled head，腦袋睡眠，并非真正的大頭。Don't get a swelled head because you got a promotion.不要因升職而自鳴得意。To get a swelled head，也可以說(shuō)成to get a big head，或者to get swelled.這話又可說(shuō)成：Don't let the promotion go to your head.Go to one's head是“沖暈了頭”的意思。酒喝多了，人太興奮，過(guò)于得意，都是go to one's head.因升遷而沖暈了腦袋：The promotion has gone to his head.又可說(shuō)：The promotion has turned his head.以Turn someone's head喻使其人自滿自大。