【句子】After all, what could be more entertaining than watching the downfall of the high and mighty? 【Desperate Housewives -S1E16】 【发音】[ˈɑ:f.tə]/[ˈæf.tər] [ɔ:l]/[ɑ:l] [wɒt]/[wɑ:t] [kʊd] [bi:] [mɔ:(r)] [en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ] [ðæn] [wɒtʃ.ɪŋ]/[ wɑ:tʃ.ɪŋ] [ðə] [ˈdaʊn.fɔ:l]/[ˈdaʊn.fɑ:l] [əv] [ðə] [haɪ] [ænd] [ˈmaɪ.ti]【发音技巧】after all连读；what could be两处完全失去爆破；mighty美音浊化；【翻译】毕竟，有什么能比看着曾经高高在上的人变得落魄更加乐呵呢？【适用场合】downfall英语中指的是a sudden loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness突然失去了财富、地位、名望或者幸福high and mighty 在口语中经常用来指那种特别颐指气使、高高在上的态度(informal) behaving as though you think you are more important than other 有一个比较贴近的近义词，叫做arrogant 傲慢的也可以说self-important 自大自负的；eg: I think you're a bit too high and mighty yourself.那么如果在这样的形容前面加上定冠词theThe high and mighty are people who are high and mighty.就指的是那些鼻子撅到天上的那些人，傲慢自大自负的人们eg: How can you act so high and mighty after all the mistakes you've made?你出了那么多错以后，怎么还好意思这么自负？eg: I don't know why William is so high-and-mighty. He's no better than the rest of us. 我也不知道为什么William这么自负傲慢，他也没比我们强多少啊。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】He’s too high and mighty to mix with ordinary people like us!
“眼看他起朱楼，眼看他宴宾客，眼看他楼塌了。” (节目)
“眼看他起朱楼，眼看他宴宾客，眼看他楼塌了。” (节目)