blue-eyed boy 可不是蓝眼男孩

blue-eyed boy

含义

短语“blue-eyed boy”并不是指“蓝眼睛的男孩”，而是指受到特别宠爱的人，通常是某个有权势的人对其特别看重、给予特殊待遇的人。 例子：在公司里，李明总是能得到老板的特别关照，其他同事都说他是老板的“blue-eyed boy”。

例句

• The new intern quickly became the manager's blue-eyed boy.
  新实习生很快就成了经理的宠儿。
• John has been the blue-eyed boy of the company ever since he landed that big client.
  自从约翰拉来了那个大客户，他就成了公司里的宠儿。
• The teacher's blue-eyed boy always gets preferential treatment in class.
  这位老师的掌上明珠在课堂上总是受到特殊照顾。
• You can't expect to be the blue-eyed boy forever; someone new will come along eventually.
  你不能期望自己永远都是受宠的人；最终总会有新人出现。
• As the blue-eyed boy, he rarely gets reprimanded for his mistakes.
  作为备受宠爱的人，他很少因错误受到斥责。
• The blue-eyed boy of the sports team is often featured in the local newspapers.
  这个运动队的红人经常出现在当地报纸上。

起源

"blue-eyed boy"这个短语通常用来表述一个人受到上级或领导的偏爱，具有贬义色彩，据说这个短语最早记录于P.G. Wodehouse在1924年的一部小说中。