Jo： This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I‘m Jo. Jean： And I’m Jean.

　　Jo： Today we‘re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.

　　Jean： 在我们的《地道英语》Real English节目中，我们会学到一些现代英国英语的新词汇和新说法。

　　Jo： Today‘s expression is ’big-headed‘。

　　Jean： So what does it mean？

　　Jo： I‘ll explain – big-headed is an expression meaning arrogant.

　　Jean： 原来big-headed就是形容某人傲慢自大的意思。So Jo， could you give me an example？

　　Jo： Of course. Big-headed is an adjective. If you know someone who is very arrogant， you might say ‘I don’t like him. He‘s really big-headed’。

　　Jean： 就是说他真是特别的妄自尊大。Can you use it all the time， Jo？

　　Jo： Well， you should be careful， because it is a negative thing to say about someone. A person would be very upset， or even angry， if you said ‘You are very big-headed’ to them.

　　Jean： 那看来big-headed可是个贬义词，我们在使用的时候一定要注意分寸。

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　　A： You met David Beckham？ What was he like？

　　B： Really nice. He wasn‘t big-headed like some famous people. He was really normal.

　　Jean： Do you like big-headed people， Jo？

　　Jo： No， of course not. It‘s a very unattractive thing， I think. Big-headed people are really boring. They just talk about themselves and tell you how great they are all the time.

　　Jean： Yes， it‘s very boring. Fortunately I don’t meet too many people like that.

　　Jo： But do you think people think you‘re big-headed？

　　Jean： What？ I hope not！ You don‘t think I’m big-headed， do you？

　　Jo： Of course not， Jean. Don‘t be so sensitive.

　　Jean： 嗯好吧，让我们再来复习一下– big-headed – 就是形容某人傲慢自大。Well， it looks like we are out of time.

　　Jo： Yes， that‘s all we have time for. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.

　　Jean： See you next time.