英语口语1+1:A chip on the shoulder
【1+1英文】
Angela: "What’s bothering that guy?"
Andy: "Nothing. He’s just got a chip on the shoulder."
【1+1中文】
安吉拉:那个家伙碰到什么麻烦了?
安 迪:没什么。他只是有点自卑罢了。
【1+1解析】
To start a fight, men used to put chips of wood on their shoulder and challenge others to "try to knock it off".
中文意思:自卑感;喜欢向人挑衅。