Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning English, the programme where we look at words and expressions that you might not find in your English textbooks.
Oliver: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)兒，地道和大家一起現(xiàn)代英式中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行和實(shí)用表達(dá)。節(jié)目當(dāng)中介紹的會(huì)讓你的更加地道。大家好，我是 Oliver.
Jo: And I’m Jo. And today’s expression is ’a chip on your shoulder’. To have a chip on your shoulder.
Oliver: 嗯?和 chips 有什么關(guān)系？你是在說(shuō)我們常吃的薯?xiàng)l嗎？
Jo: Actually not potato chips at all. Let me explain what the expression means. If you have a chip on your shoulder, it means you seem kind of angry because you feel you’re maybe not as good as other people or you feel you haven’t been treated fairly.
Oliver: 也就是說(shuō)這個(gè)的意思是你覺(jué)得很生氣，因?yàn)樽约翰蝗鐒e人；或者是因?yàn)橛X(jué)得自己受到了不公正的待遇。
Jo: You would never talk about yourself as having a chip on your shoulder because it’s not a good thing to admit about yourself but you would say it if you were talking about someone else, he’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. She’s got a chip on her shoulder.
Oliver: 讓我們來(lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)具體的例子。
Example:
A: How’s your English coming along? Are you getting much practice with the native speakers at work?
B: Well I try to speak a lot but one colleague in particular is awful. He keeps on telling me my English isn’t very good. I didn’t think I was that bad!
A: Don’t worry. I think he’s got a chip on his shoulder because his Chinese isn’t as good as your English!
Oliver: 哇哦，聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)兒復(fù)雜，但是最起碼如果再在別人的談話里聽(tīng)到這個(gè)，你會(huì)大概知道是什么意思了。
Jo: So there you go. Today’s expression: to have a chip on your shoulder.
Oliver: 想學(xué)到更多的地道，就請(qǐng)登陸我們的網(wǎng)站，網(wǎng)址是：
Jo: www.bbcchina.com.cn and go to the Real English section. That’s all from BBC Learning English for today. See you again soon.
Oliver: From everyone one here at Real English. Bye.
Oliver: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)兒，地道和大家一起現(xiàn)代英式中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行和實(shí)用表達(dá)。節(jié)目當(dāng)中介紹的會(huì)讓你的更加地道。大家好，我是 Oliver.
Jo: And I’m Jo. And today’s expression is ’a chip on your shoulder’. To have a chip on your shoulder.
Oliver: 嗯?和 chips 有什么關(guān)系？你是在說(shuō)我們常吃的薯?xiàng)l嗎？
Jo: Actually not potato chips at all. Let me explain what the expression means. If you have a chip on your shoulder, it means you seem kind of angry because you feel you’re maybe not as good as other people or you feel you haven’t been treated fairly.
Oliver: 也就是說(shuō)這個(gè)的意思是你覺(jué)得很生氣，因?yàn)樽约翰蝗鐒e人；或者是因?yàn)橛X(jué)得自己受到了不公正的待遇。
Jo: You would never talk about yourself as having a chip on your shoulder because it’s not a good thing to admit about yourself but you would say it if you were talking about someone else, he’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. She’s got a chip on her shoulder.
Oliver: 讓我們來(lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)具體的例子。
Example:
A: How’s your English coming along? Are you getting much practice with the native speakers at work?
B: Well I try to speak a lot but one colleague in particular is awful. He keeps on telling me my English isn’t very good. I didn’t think I was that bad!
A: Don’t worry. I think he’s got a chip on his shoulder because his Chinese isn’t as good as your English!
Oliver: 哇哦，聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)兒復(fù)雜，但是最起碼如果再在別人的談話里聽(tīng)到這個(gè)，你會(huì)大概知道是什么意思了。
Jo: So there you go. Today’s expression: to have a chip on your shoulder.
Oliver: 想學(xué)到更多的地道，就請(qǐng)登陸我們的網(wǎng)站，網(wǎng)址是：
Jo: www.bbcchina.com.cn and go to the Real English section. That’s all from BBC Learning English for today. See you again soon.
Oliver: From everyone one here at Real English. Bye.