俚语“down to earth”, 它的含义可不是指“掉到地上”，它的真实含义是什么呢？来看看下面的对话：
- I was there with Valeria.
-我和瓦莱里娅一起去的。
- Oh, you’ve finally met her! What is she like? Did she have any special requests?
-你终于见到她了!她长什么样?她有什么特别的要求吗?
- No, not really. I was surprised to find out that she is actually a very down-to-earth person. I assumed that she’s gonna be some kind of a diva based on her lifestyle, but she’s actually super nice.
-不，不是。我惊讶地发现她其实是一个非常接地气的人。根据她的生活方式，我以为她会成为什么天后，但她其实超级好。
- Oh, cool. I thought all celebrities are demanding.
—哦,酷。我以为所有的名人都要求很高。
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To be ‘down-to-earth’ is to be decent, simple and realistic.体面 简单 现实
“down-to-earth”是一个复合形容词，sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly
“务实的” “不虚荣的 脚踏实地的”
例句：
She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.她是那种很务实、毫不虚荣的女人。
拓展一：
1.I assumed that 我原以为 （contrary to the fact ）
I assumed they were going to be early like always, but they were late to arrive this time!
It isn’t always smart to make assumptions.
2.Diva - entitled, feminine 名媛
3.demanding 要求高的 飞扬跋扈的
This class is very demanding. There are just so many assignments, it’s non-stop!
My husband can be quite demanding sometimes. (bossy专横的）
拓展二：几个表示“实际的”词
1.表示“接地气”的，比如 easy-going（随和的、容易相处的）、amiable（和蔼可亲的、友善的）、friendly（友好的）
2.pragmatic 讲究实际的，重实效的；实用主义的
In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successfulthan an idealistic one.在商业活动中，解决问题用实际的方法往往比空想更有成效。
3.realistic 现实的；实事求是的；务实的
It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.给那么点报酬还指望人们干这个工作，这是不现实的。
