boast 【高分词汇】

boast

自吹自擂、吹嘘、夸耀

He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.

他没有谈论自己的考试成绩，以免让别人以为他在自我吹嘘。

They boasted that they had never lost a single game.

他们夸口说从来没有输过一场比赛。

The intro

(Listening Comprehension)

Howdy folks? It's Mr.Wong here. Here's a short joke :

A Texan was boasting to an Australian that everything was bigger in Texas than anywhere else. When a kangaroo hopped by, the Texan stared wide-eyed for a long minute, and then said, 

"Well, I guess your mice are bigger." 

HAHA, did you guys get the joke ? Kangaroos ? Big mice ? No ? Ehem, well uhh……let's just talk about the word of the day, shall we ? So today's word of the day is "boast". Check it out !

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