解析漢語【85】偽善之笑

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朋友的孩子對上學(xué)沒有太大的興趣,朋友說那是:Like father like son,有其父必有其子,因?yàn)樗r讀書也是那樣。他說自己當(dāng)年懷疑是否有孩子喜歡上學(xué)的。他記得有這樣一則笑話:Teacher:“Johnny, can you tell me what a hypocrite is ?”(尊尼,你說偽君子是怎樣的?)Johnny:“Yes, ma'am, it's a boy who comes to school with a smile on his face.(是,老師,那是面帶笑容來上學(xué)的人。)他說自己背著書包進(jìn)教室時總是裝出一副高興的神氣,討老師歡喜也。
    偽善者(hypocrite)一詞和動詞同用,常見者有:play the hypocrite(作偽善狀);expose the hypocrite, 揭露偽善者)。形容偽善者有:a sanctimonious hypocrite(裝作神圣、虔誠的偽君子),an utter(或a complete) hypocrite(徹底的偽善者)。與前置詞同用:He was a hypocrite about her donations to charity.(他捐助慈善事業(yè)是出于偽善。)一個人自己道德方面缺點(diǎn)不少,只顧批評他人這方面的缺點(diǎn):He is hypocritical about others' moral failings.偽善也。