the head man, who had a know-it-all attitude, said to the merchant, 「why are you carrying these heavy loads of water?」
队伍中的首领用一种无所不知的语气说道:「还带着这些笨重的水干什么?
he is a know-it-all man.
他是个样样精通的人。
from his words and behaviour i know that he is a know-it-all fellow.
那个家伙喜欢吹牛,因此我们对他所说的不全信。
etymology: 「know」 refers to what is in your brain, and 「all」 is everything, so a know-it-all has everything in his brain -- or at least thinks he does.
词源:“know」指的是你头脑中的想法,而「all」也就是所有一切,所以,一个万事通什么都懂--至少他自己认为如此。
if you come across as a know-it-all (even if you really do know it all!), it really pushes people away.
如果你被认为是一个「百事通」(即使你真的无所不晓),那会使人们疏远你。
this is my new medium to talk to you, i hate sounding like a know-it-all preacher, so please don「t let me become one.
这是我跟你们新传递的想法,我讨厌自己听起来像是一个假装无所不知的传教士,所以请不要让我变成那样。(眨眼微笑)
i didn」t want to, because some kids there were always teasing me – it was pretty horrible when they called me a know-it-all and tried to grab my homework.
我不想那样,因为那里有些人总是欺负我,当他们叫我「百事通」并试图抢我的作业,那种场面十分可怕。
i’ve avoided writing about this subject for a while for a couple of reasons. firstly, i don’t want to seem like a know-it-all or that i have relationships figured out any more than anyone else.
因为下面的原因,对这个题目的写作,我曾经有过犹豫:第一,我不想看上去像个无所不知的人,我也有和大家一样的关系;这是很私人的问题,你们的关系一定跟我们的不一样。
think before you speak. you are likely to offend someone you are trying to get closer to. being a know-it-all won't win points but taking a simpler approach and planning a romantic week for two will.
说话之前要三思,不要显得自己是个万事通,否则你可能会冒犯你想要接近的某个人。