解析汉语【83】大头的人

一般人认为头大者聪明，但是北方话中“大脑袋”（danaodai）指的是“老好人”。一个人太老实，凡事肯让步、吃亏，是老好人，也就是大脑袋。有人说这个词儿有贬意，指老好人容易被人骗而老实到近于愚蠢。朋友又将“大脑袋”译作a big blockhead者，大概是强调这个意思。这个大头，绝不聪明。朋友说这样的big head，往往好心不得好报，上人家的当。

　　一个人自满自大，我们说他：He had a swelled head，脑袋睡眠，并非真正的大头。Don't get a swelled head because you got a promotion.不要因升职而自鸣得意。To get a swelled head，也可以说成to get a big head，或者to get swelled.这话又可说成：Don't let the promotion go to your head.Go to one's head是“冲晕了头”的意思。酒喝多了，人太兴奋，过于得意，都是go to one's head.因升迁而冲晕了脑袋：The promotion has gone to his head.又可说：The promotion has turned his head.以Turn someone's head喻使其人自满自大。