1·Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.
作为一个谦虚者, 他愿意居于他人的次要位置。
2·I have to play second fiddle to him.
我只好给他当副手。
3·Sadly, she was second fiddle to his work.
令她悲哀的是，他的工作比她更重要。
4·Do you know what it means to play second fiddle?
你知道演奏第二小提琴部分是什么意思吗？
5·He is tired of playing second fiddle to men with less talent.
他讨厌给才能不如他的人当副手。
6·His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career.
他因从政而把家庭置于次要地位。
7·Tired of playing second fiddle, she resigned and started her own company.
厌倦了充当配角，她辞职并创办了自己的公司。
8·She is tired of being a second fiddle ; she has been emotionally abandoned.
她对处于次要地位感到厌烦；她在感情上已遭遗弃。
9·If she had, Mr Obama might have been the one learning how to play second fiddle.
如果当初她成功了，也许现在学着打下手的就是奥巴马了。
10·The message is that intellectual curiosity plays second fiddle to financial security.
这种做法传递的消息是，求知欲排在经济保障之后。