“It'll be the first SkyWalk on all of Long Island, and yet one more reason Roslyn schools put Jericho and Syosset to shame.”
这将是长岛第一座天桥,也是罗斯林学区让杰里科和赛奥塞特相形见绌的又一个理由。
把一座桥说成学区碾压对手的战绩,put to shame 用得张扬又熟练。
one more reason X beats Y
夸自己一方、压过对手时能用;当着对手面说太重,正式场合宜换成 outshine。
That alone leaves the neighbors far behind. / One more reason we outshine the rest.
口语
put ... to shame 收重。
Our little lab puts the big ones to shame. 我们这个小实验室让大机构相形见绌。
