茶話會第60期:醜小鴨;書呆子大綱
ugly duckling
醜小鴨;小時曾被家人視為笨醜而長大後才貌出眾的人或先遭鄙視後被重視的事物
Elizabeth was an ugly duckling when she was a child, but now she is a beauty and becomes a famous film star.
伊麗莎白小時候是個醜小鴨,但是現在她是一個大美人,還是一個著名的影星。
egg-head
知識分子;書呆子;自以為有學問的人
Robert is an egg-head. He thinks that he knows everything.
羅勃特是一個自以為有學問的人,他以為他什麼都知道。