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people /ˈpiːpl/► SEE ALLof all people/places/thingspeople (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stonesa man of the peoplebe all things to all men/people ●of ˈall people/places/thingsused to emphasize that the person/place/thing is the most or least likely in the circumstances (在所有的人/地方/事情中)唯有,偏偏◆You of all people should be sympathetic, having just had a similar accident yourself. 在所有的人中你最应该感到同情,你刚刚遭遇了同样的事故。◆If it’s a rest they need, then why go to New York of all places? 如果他们想要休息一下,为什么偏偏要去纽约呢?●people (who live) in glass ˌhouses shouldn’t throw ˈstones (saying) you should not criticize other people for faults that you have yourself 身居玻璃房,投石招祸殃;自身毛病多,勿与人交恶◆‘He said you weren’t entirely honest in business.’ ‘Oh, did he? Well tell him from me that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. He’ll know what I mean.’ “他说你做生意不很诚实。”“是吗?那么你告诉他,就说是我说的,自身毛病多,勿与人交恶。他知道我指什么。”●a ˌman of the ˈpeople (especially of a politician 尤指政治家) a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people 体恤民情者;体察民意者◆The main reason he was so popular was that despite being one of the most powerful men in the country, he was also a man of the people.他广受拥戴的主要原因是,尽管是国家的最高权力者之一,他仍然非常体恤民情。●be all ˌthings to all ˈmen/ˈpeople (saying) change the way you behave or what you say to try to please the people you are with 见风使舵;八面玲珑;圆滑世故◆The President’s attempts to be all things to all men had disastrous consequences.总统企图讨好各方的做法招致了灾难性的后果。 |