瘋狂英語教室-美國人這樣說
LESSON 160 第一百六十
think one's shit don't stink
think (one's) shit don't stink
Definition: to think that one is better than other people; when someone is acting cocky and full of themselves 覺得自己的便便不臭; 意指自大, 高高在上, 覺得自己最棒。
Example 1: Jordan has no friends because he think his shit don't stink. 喬登沒朋友, 因為他自認比所有人都高尚。
Example 2: Jesscia acts like her shit don't stink. She rarely talks to us. 潔西卡一副自以為是的樣子, 很少跟我們說話。
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我才不管別人怎麼說, 我的便便就是不臭!
可是我每天都聞的到啊!!
有些人應該已經發現 shit don't think 的文法怪怪的, shit 既是不可數名詞, 不是複數, 那麼助動詞應該用 doesn't, 怎麼會是 don't?
這是因為此一說法為口語, 所以文法不是那麼嚴格, 而且大家已經習慣這樣說, 就不會為了文法正確而刻意改變。會用到 shit 這種粗俗字眼, 也很明顯不是針對正式場合和寫作上使用, 所以千萬要小心斟酌喔! 好友之間可以說說, 別在長輩和長官面前說~
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