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AllAll,盛气凌人盛气凌人,趾高气扬的架势趾高气扬的架势,高头大马高头大马
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1.
Mrs Jones asked to see a less expensive hat. The salesgirl got up on her high horse and said that the shop did not sell cheap merchandise.
琼斯太太要看看不太贵的帽子，售货姑娘摆出副盛气凌的人样子，说这个店不卖便宜货。
qióng sī tài tài yào kàn kan bù tài guì de mào zi , shòu huò gū niang bǎi chū fù shèng qì líng de rén yàng zǐ , shuō zhè ge diàn bù mài pián yi huò 。
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2.
She tends to get on her high horse and gave the men a hard time.
她常表现得趾高气扬目空一切，使男人们的日子不好过。
tā cháng biǎo xiàn de zhǐ gāo qì yáng mù kōng yí qiè , shǐ nán rén men de rì zǐ bù hǎo guò 。
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3.
Oh yea, everyone get off their high horse and talk about whats at hand. If you don't have something of value to say, move along.
每个人都停下来谈论自己手头的事儿，如果你说不出什么有价值的东西，请走开。
měi gè rén dōu tíng xià lái tán lùn zì jǐ shǒu tóu de shì er , rú guǒ nǐ shuō bù chū shén me yǒu jià zhí de dōng xi , qǐng zǒu kāi 。
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4.
He never got off his high horse long enough to consider how insulting his words were to many of his employees.
他总是高高在上，从来没想过自己对员工说的话多傲慢无礼。
tā zǒng shì gāo gāo zài shàng , cóng lái méi xiǎng guò zì jǐ duì yuán gōng shuō de huà duō ào màn wú lǐ 。
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5.
Sandy asked to see a less expensive watch. The salesgirl got up on her high horse and said the shop did not sell cheap watches.
Sandy想要看一支比较便宜的表。女店员摆出高傲的态度的说我们店没有卖便宜的表。
Sandy xiǎng yào kàn yī zhī bǐ jiào pián yi de biǎo 。 nǚ diàn yuán bǎi chū gāo ào de tài du de shuō wǒ men diàn méi yǒu mài pián yi de biǎo 。
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6.
She appeared to be on her high horse to-night.
她今晚看上去趾高气扬。
tā jīn wǎn kàn shàng qù zhǐ gāo qì yáng 。
7.
Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do.
玛莎是野餐会的主席，在野餐时她盛气凌人地指挥每个人怎么做。
mǎ shā shì yě cān huì de zhǔ xí , zài yě cān shí tā shèng qì líng rén de zhǐ huī měi gè rén zěn me zuò 。
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8.
You know you screwed up this time! Get off your high horse and admit your mistake!
你知道你这次搞砸了。放下架子承认错误吧！
nǐ zhī dào nǐ zhè cì gǎo zá le 。 fàng xià jià zi chéng rèn cuò wù ba !
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9.
Joe seems to be on his high horse these days. This is "When the cat's away, the mice will play" .
乔这几天很不可一世，正应了那句“猫不在家，耗子成精”。
qiáo zhè jǐ tiān hěn bù kě yí shì , zhèng yìng le nà jù " māo bù zài jiā , hào zi chéng jīng " 。
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10.
Henry thinks he is always right, and he gets on his high horse if anyone dares to contradict him.
亨利认为他总是对的，如果有人敢于反驳他的话，他就摆出一副盛气凌人的架势。
hēng lì rèn wéi tā zǒng shì duì de , rú guǒ yǒu rén gǎn yú fǎn bó tā de huà , tā jiù bǎi chū yī fù shèng qì líng rén de jià shi 。
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