(澳洲生活網)讀書用功努力、一點不關心周圍發生的事,你身邊有這樣的人嗎?他們通常被冠以「書獃子」的綽號。英文里,又是怎麼稱呼他們的呢?
1.He is a perfect type of pedant.
他是個十足的老夫子。
2. He looked kind of nerdy.
他看著就是個書獃子。
3. I guess I』m old school.
我想我是老派的。
4. At university he had a reputation as a swot.
上大學時,他刻苦學習是出了名的。
5. Mr. Smith is of a scholarly turn of mind.
史密斯先生是個有書生氣質的人。
6. She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
她小時候就一直是個書蟲。
7. Their teacher was a bookish fellow.
他們的老師是個書獃子。
8. He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads.
在他看來,所有的科學家都是一群書獃子。