Smart

[00:00.03]Today we take a look at the word “smart.”#
今天我们来讲一讲smart这个单词。#

[00:04.17]If someone says you are smart, what do they mean?#
如果有人说你很smart，他们是什么意思呢？#

[00:08.97]Is it a good thing or something bad?#
这是夸你还是损你呢？#

[00:13.13]The answer is not as easy as you might think.#
答案并不是你想象的那么简单。#

[00:17.18]This is because the word smart has many meanings.#
这是因为smart这个单词有很多含义。#

[00:22.02]For example, someone could say you look smart or are dressed smartly.#
例如，有人可能会说你看上去很精神或者穿着得体。#

[00:29.30]That means they like what you are wearing and your physical appearance.#
这意味着他们喜欢你的穿着或外表。#

[00:34.48]To use a slang expression, they could say, “You look really cool!”#
要使用俚语他们可能会说，“你看起来真酷！”#

[00:39.58]But if something smarts, it can be unkind or hurtful, either physically or mentally.#
但是如果something smarts，它就会对身体或精神造成伤害。#

[00:47.63]If you accidentally trip over a chair and fall down, you might shout, “Ow! That smarts!”#
如果你不小心绊到椅子并且摔倒，你可能会喊，“噢!好痛！”#

[00:55.96]Or if a friend says something that hurts your feelings, you can say you are smarting from the hurtful comments.#
或者如果有朋友说的话伤害了你的感情，你可以说这些伤人的话让你好难过。#

[01:04.91]In fact, maybe that person is no longer your friend.#
实际上，可能这个人就不再是你的朋友。#

[01:09.44]If you are standing too close to a campfire, you could say your eyes are smarting from the smoke of the fire.#
如果你站得太靠近篝火，你可以说你的眼睛被篝火的烟弄疼了。#

[01:18.24]Here the word “smarting” means a sharp pain.smarting.#
这个词在这里的意思是指剧痛。#

[01:22.20]But the most common meaning of smart is to be intelligent.#
但是smart最常用的意思是聪明。#

[01:27.69]If someone is smart as a whip, they are able to think very quickly.#
如果有人聪明绝顶（smart as a whip），他们就能非常迅速地思考。#

[01:34.38]However, different people have different ways of being smart.#
但是不同的人聪明的方式不同。#

[01:40.26]Some people are considered street smart.#
有人被认为是街头聪明（世故）。#

[01:45.15]They may not have a strong education.#
他们可能没有接受良好的教育。#

[01:48.36]But they are good at dealing with people and problems in the real world.#
但是他们很善于在现实世界中与人打交道或处理事情。#

[01:54.10]Other people might be book smart.#
另一种可能是书本智慧（书呆子）。#

[01:57.71]This means they have spent many years in school.#
这意味着他们在学校接受了多年教育。#

[02:01.73]But they may not be so smart when dealing with people or real-world problems.#
但是他们在与人打交道或处理现实问题时就不那么聪明。#

[02:08.57]And then there is the definition of smart that means to talk or behave disrespectfully.#
还有一种smart的定义是指说话或行为无礼。#

[02:16.49]If you say something disrespectful to your parents,#
如果你对父母说些不尊重的话，#

[02:20.80]they might say, “Don’t get smart with me!”#
他们可能就会说，“别对我无礼！”#

[02:24.15]Here, “smart” means to show a lack of respect by saying something unkind.#
在这里smart的意思是指通过说话刻薄表现出一种不尊重。#

[02:30.14]In fact, a child who has a smart mouth makes rude comments, not smart ones.#
实际上，臭嘴（smart mouth）的孩子说话粗鲁，不是聪明人。