解析漢語【83】大頭的人

一般人認爲頭大者聰明，但是北方話中“大腦袋”（danaodai）指的是“老好人”。一個人太老實，凡事肯讓步、喫虧，是老好人，也就是大腦袋。有人說這個詞兒有貶意，指老好人容易被人騙而老實到近於愚蠢。朋友又將“大腦袋”譯作a big blockhead者，大概是強調這個意思。這個大頭，絕不聰明。朋友說這樣的big head，往往好心不得好報，上人家的儅。

　　一個人自滿自大，我們說他：He had a swelled head，腦袋睡眠，竝非真正的大頭。Don't get a swelled head because you got a promotion.不要因陞職而自鳴得意。To get a swelled head，也可以說成to get a big head，或者to get swelled.這話又可說成：Don't let the promotion go to your head.Go to one's head是“沖暈了頭”的意思。酒喝多了，人太興奮，過於得意，都是go to one's head.因陞遷而沖暈了腦袋：The promotion has gone to his head.又可說：The promotion has turned his head.以Turn someone's head喻使其人自滿自大。