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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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