聪明反被聪明误

Asinine Pride

自命不凡

15.Too Clever by Half聪明反被聪明误 | 16.Asinine Pride自命不凡 | 17.Have Their Voice Without Its Potential有其声而无其势

be bathed in

沉浸于,沐浴于

without/with not so much as 甚至连...都没... | be bathed in 沉浸于,沐浴于 | outsmart oneself 聪明反被聪明误

outsmart oneself

聪明反被聪明误

be bathed in 沉浸于,沐浴于 | outsmart oneself 聪明反被聪明误 | look back on 回顾

They outsmart themselves

聪明反被聪明误

生活充满不如意/不公正;Life is full of minor irritation/injustice | 聪明反被聪明误:They outsmart themselves. | 心理因素: Psychological factors

to suffer for ones wisdom

聪明反被聪明误

to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬尽瘁 | to suffer for ones wisdom 聪明反被聪明误 | to harp on the same string 旧调重弹

draw water to ones mill

竹篮打水

4. be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.聪明反被聪明误. | 6. draw water to ones mill. 竹篮打水 | 7. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实.

witness

见证人

于是,我将他改为一个剧中的"见证人"(witness),但是仍保持"傻瓜"(fool)的定位. 我想:让一个傻瓜来跟观众说一个"聪明反被聪明误",或者说,一个"想戏弄别人的人结果自己却被戏弄"的故事,不是更有趣吗?也就是说,

A Trick That Backfired

聪明反被聪明误

An Amusing Assumption有趣的假设 | A Trick That Backfired聪明反被聪明误 | A Man in a Hurry赶时间的人

be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

聪明反被聪明误

3. If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 珍惜眼前人. | 4. be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.聪明反被聪明误. | 6. draw water to ones mill. 竹篮打水

Ontario moonstone：安大略月光石,安大略月长石

onicolo 玛瑙 | Ontario moonstone 安大略月光石,安大略月长石 | onychite 雪花石膏

She is vilified by the press for her controversial view：因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐

牐12. vilify 诽谤,中伤 | 牐燬he is vilified by the press for her controversial view. 因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐. | 牐13. decry 责难,诽谤