“It'll be the first SkyWalk on all of Long Island, and yet one more reason Roslyn schools put Jericho and Syosset to shame.”
這將是長島第一座天橋,也是羅斯林學區讓傑里科和賽奧塞特相形見絀的又一個理由。
把一座橋說成學區碾壓對手的戰績,put to shame 用得張揚又熟練。
one more reason X beats Y
誇自己一方、壓過對手時能用;當著對手面說太重,正式場合宜換成 outshine。
That alone leaves the neighbors far behind. / One more reason we outshine the rest.
口語
put ... to shame 收重。
Our little lab puts the big ones to shame. 我們這個小實驗室讓大機構相形見絀。
