今日小常识

　　The earliest trumpets were adapted from animal horns and sea shells, and were common throughout Europe, Africa, India and, to a lesser extent, the Middle East.

　　最早的喇叭是由动物犄角或贝壳改制而成的。喇叭在整个欧洲、非洲和印度很常见，而相比之下在中东地区比较少见。

　　短语 blow your own trumpet 的意思就是自吹自擂、自卖自夸、大言不惭。

　　例句

　　He's always blowing his own trumpet - it's so boring! Why can't he be more modest about his abilities?

　　You've got to blow your own trumpet a bit more otherwise you won't get a decent job!

　　请注意

　　短语 blow your own horn 和 blow your own trumpet 的意思相似，都有自吹自擂的意思。

　　Clare finds it hard to blow her own horn because she's very shy.

编辑：张雨

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