Blow one's own horn 自吹自擂

Blow one's own horn从字面解释就是吹自己的喇叭。那么习惯用语 blow one's own horn含义是什么呢? 我们先看下面这个例子来琢磨，特别注意里面的习惯用语blow one's own horn。

I can't stand the guy - he's always blowing his own horn about how much money he makes, how good he is at sports, even how the grass on his lawn is greener than his neighbor's.

自己实在受不了这个家伙，因为他老吹嘘自己赚了多少钱，又夸自己如何擅长运动，甚至还说自家的草地比邻家来得绿。

这家伙满口说的都是夸耀自己的话，可见习惯用语blow one's own horn含义是自吹自擂。这个习惯用语历史悠久。最初起源于两千年前的古罗马人，约莫是150年前流传到英语中来的。

像这种好吹嘘自己的人并不少见，大家也许都碰到过。接下来我们再看个例子，说的可是个截然相反的人了。

You'd never know that Jack has written eight successful books unless someone else tells you - he's a quiet, modest sort of man who doesn't believe in blowing his own horn.

如果旁人不告诉你的话，你可不会知道Jack已经写了八部成功之作。Jack为人安详谦和，从来都不好自吹自擂那一套。

这里的blow one's own horn意思还是自吹自擂。