A：Paul is the first millionaire of us all. B：But he's not a real success.His brother is. A：Why do you say so？Both of them are very rich. B：But he became an upstart on his brother's coattails. A：保羅是我們中的第一個百萬富翁。

    B：但他并不是一個真正的成功者，他哥哥才是。

    A：怎么這么說呢？他們兩個都很富有嘛。

    B：可是他是靠他哥哥的提攜才發起來的。

    dressn. 衣服dress somebody down （翻譯2）

    A：The boss looks cross. B：Yes？

    A：Nancy's work is a mess，you know.I'm afraid he'll dress her down. B：That would be all right as long as he doesn't boot her out. A：老板看起來情緒不太好。

    B：怎么了？

    A：你知道，南希工作干得一團糟，恐怕老板要訓斥她了。

    B：只要老板不開除她，挨訓也無所謂了。

    dress up（翻譯3）

    A：You're so fond of dressing youself up？

    B：Yes，I feel cool that way. A：But it's a very casual gathering，not a formal occasion. A：你怎么這么喜歡打扮？

    B：打扮好了感覺很酷的。

    A：可這個聚會很隨便，不那么正式。

    give somebody a dressing-down（翻譯4）

    A：Why is Lily shedding tears，Jimmy？

    B：The teacher gave her a dressing-down. A：How come？

    B：Her work was bad.And the teacher was very angry about that. A：莉莉怎么哭了，吉米？

    B：老師批評她了。

    A：為什么？

    B：她的作業寫得很糟，老師非常生氣。

    參考答案：

    1 靠……的提攜2 斥責，指責3 盛裝，精心打扮4 受到責罵