第一， 迷你对话

A: I dislike Helen now. she is always giving herself airs.

我现在很讨厌Helen，她总是装模作样。

B: Maybe she thinks she came back from abroad.

也许她自己觉得她从国外回来吧。

A: What of it?

那有什么了不起？

B: Sure.

可不是。

第二， 地道表达

give oneself airs

1. 解词释义

Give oneself airs的意思是“装模作样”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I agree with Mrs. Molson, she's distinctly inclined to give herself airs.

我同意莫尔森夫人的意见，她显然是想摆摆架子。

e.g. Don't give yourself the airs of a hero.

不要以功臣自居。

e.g. He was in great demand. Consequently, he gave himself airs.

到处都需要他，因此，他自以为了不起。

e.g. John gave himself airs when he won first prize.

约翰得了头奖，便趾高气扬起来。

第三， 咬文嚼字

What of：……有关系

e.g. I wrote it. What of it?

是我写的。那又怎么样呢？

e.g. The poor fellow had got the attorney to promise secrecy, but what of that?

可怜的小家伙已经让律师向他保证，要替他保守秘密，可那又有什么用？

come back from abroad：归国，从国外回来

e.g. After he came back from abroad, he decided to settle down in his hometown.

从国外回来以后,他决定在家乡安定落户。

e.g. He was fit as a fiddle when he came back from abroad.

他从国外回来时身体很好。

e.g. All his three sons came back from abroad the last of June.

他的三个儿子于六月底都从国外回来了。

e.g. Jack's been on the bottle ever since he came back from abroad.

杰克自从回来后就一直沉溺于酒。