A:You told me that John likes to boast about his capability.
你告訴我約翰喜歡自吹自擂。
B: Yes. He always talks about things that are beyond his reach.
是的，他總是談論他辦不到的事情。
A: But when I went to ask him to help me, he kept on poor-mouthing himself.
但是我去叫他幫我，他卻很「謙虛」。
boast about
/bəʊs dəˈbaʊt/
talks about
/'tɔ:k səˈbaʊt/
When I
/we naɪ/
kept on
/kep dɑ:n/
解釋：If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own,they talk about it very proudly,in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.He's boasting about how much money he has made.She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.I don't want to boast,but I can actually speak six languages.Don't poor-mouth to me,I have your number.（這裡的number不是指號碼；在非正式用法下，number有「對某人心中有數，摸透某人底」的意思，「Judy had always had his number」,朱迪總是能看透他）。I'm sorry,but it's really beyond my reach,I can't help you.My mother used to keep the kitchen utensils beyond my reach when I was a little child.在我還小的時候，母親總是把炊具放在我夠不著的地方。（utensil/ju:ˈtensl/，表示（家庭）用具；器皿。比如碗，蒸鍋，平底鍋等）。I find salemanship is beyond my reach.If you smile when no one else is around,you really mean it.
如果你獨自一人笑了，那是真心的笑。
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