2019-01-29

一、词汇

1. pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/  崇高地位

If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much and think that they cannot be criticized. If someone is knocked off a pedestal they are no longer admired.

fell off one’s pedestal 跌落神坛

Knock sb. off his pedestal 使某人不再受尊重

Place/put/set sb. on a pedestal 尊敬某人

2. sully 玷污; 败坏 

If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value.

例：

Its image has been sullied by $9 billion in improper accounting.

其形象被90亿的假账所毁。

例：

She claimed they were sullying her good name.

她宣称他们败坏了她的名誉。

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