迷你对话：

A:I really don’t know how to teach my son. He’sgetting far above himself.

A:我真不知道如何去教育儿子。他现在太目中无人了。

B:You should send him to the boarding school. He need a strict teacher.

B:你应该送他去寄宿学校，他需要一个严厉点的老师。

A:Maybe you are right. I will discuss it with my wife tonight.

A:也许你说得对，我马上和我夫人商量一下。

地道表达：get above oneself

解词释义：介词above意为“高于......大于......”，get above oneself意思是“超过某人本人的实际情况”，即：变得自高自大，变得目中无人。

联想记忆：rise above oneself

拓展讲解：表示“变得太自高自大，变得太目中无人”，在介词above的前面加副词far，即：get far above oneself。

支持范例：

Eg. She' s beengetting a bit above herselfsince winning her award.

她获奖以来, 渐渐有点骄傲了.

Eg. When shegets a bit above herself, she inclines to be a nuisance.

当她显得有点趾高气扬时，她就会令人厌恶了。

Eg. Hegot far above himself. He thought he was the most important person in the band, and claimed all the credit for our success.

他变得目中无人，以为自己是乐团里最重要的人物，说乐团成功都是他的功劳。