情景英语：中级美语对话(第59讲)

59. About Moral Values p.403

    More and more people are forgetting the saying, "Pride comes before a fall." I remember only a few years ago when things used to be so different. People used to be more modest and humble¹.

    As I looked around at my schoolmate the other day, I realized how different things are. People are so much more pretentious² nowadays. With their fancy clothes and stylish³ hairdos, they appear too materialistic⁴, which is not to my liking⁵. I know modernization⁶ is necessary for advancement⁷. However, I hope we don't lose our traditional moral values along the way.

    Clothes make the man. 人靠衣装，马靠鞍

    A moral education is very important for our students.

    I value your friendship very much. 珍惜

    Pride comes before a fall. 骄兵必败

    be proud of 以……为荣

    pride： It's too proud.       cocky 趾高气昂,公鸡       look down on 轻视

    humble 比 modest 更谦虚

    My teacher is a learned man.    与 learn 的过去时发音不同

    I used to tease my sister when I was a boy.

    pretentious 自命不凡的 —— show off          character 气质

    fancy clothes 花哨的

    to one's liking 令某人喜欢

    When I realized that Mary has a lot of money, I took a liking to her. 喜欢