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"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal
with. It is
1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is
easy to talk to and
2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the
3 of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons
4 be important members of society, of course.
5 they do not
let their importance "go to their heads". They do not
6 themselves to be better persons
than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride,
often without cause, is
7 to have "his nose in the air". There is
8 way a person with
his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans
9 another expression that means almost the same as "down-to-earth". The
expression is "both-feet-on-the-ground". Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person
with a good
10 of reality. He
11 what is called "common sense". He may have
12 , but
he does not
13 them to block (阻挡) his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite (相反的) kind of
14 is one who has his "head-in-the-clouds". A man with
his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose
15 is not in the real world.
16 , such a
dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words
17 a teacher can usually bring a
day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very likely to have both
18 on-the-
ground.
19 we have both our feet on-the -ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act
honestly and openly
20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and
strong.
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