Don't judge a book by its cover 不要以貌取人
日期:2016-12-15 15:12:22 来源:BBC英语教学 浏览量:
今日短语
短语 don’t judge a book by its cover 的字面意思是“不要根据一本书的封面来判断它里面的内容”。人们多用这个说法来强调在对人和事物做评价时“不要以貌取人,不能光看表面”,只凭外表不能看出一个人或一件事情的真实情况。这个表达里 don’t 也可以用 never, can’t , shouldn’t 来替代,意思是一样的。
例句
We all know that we should never judge a book by its cover, but in reality people do.
我们都知道不应该以貌取人,但在现实生活中人们还是会这么做。
Maria is only fifteen years old, but she is very mature and knowledgeable, so it shows you can’t judge a book by its cover.
玛丽娅虽然只有十五岁,但是她非常成熟,也有学问,这说明我们不能以貌取人。
Taotao doesn't look very intelligent, but then you can’t judge a book by its cover.
陶陶看着不是很聪明,但是我们不能以貌取人。
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