ugly duckling
丑小鴨;小時曾被家人視為笨丑而長大后才貌出眾的人或先遭鄙視后被重視的事物
Elizabeth was an ugly duckling when she was a child, but now she is a beauty and becomes a famous film star.
伊麗莎白小時候是個丑小鴨,但是現(xiàn)在她是一個大美人,還是一個著名的影星。
egg-head
知識分子;書呆子;自以為有學(xué)問的人
Robert is an egg-head. He thinks that he knows everything.
羅勃特是一個自以為有學(xué)問的人,他以為他什么都知道。
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