一分鐘英語 第128期:To Find A Happy Medium

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

So you know what happy is.

你懂得快樂的真諦。

And medium comes between small and large. To Find A Happy Medium

中間是大和小之間的那個尺寸。尋找折衷方法。

So is this idiom about feeling kind of happy?

這個習語是表示快樂的意思嗎？

How is it going with your neighbor?

你的鄰居怎麼樣了？

Is he still complaining about your playing the trombone at night?

他還在抱怨你晚上吹長號嗎？

He was. But it's fine now.

他以前抱怨。不過現在好了。

How did you guys work it out?

你們怎麼解決這個問題的？

Well, I agreed to not play after 10pm. And he agreed to not bang on the walls.

我同意晚上10點以後不吹長號。他同意不砸牆。

Sounds like you guys found a happy medium.

聽起來你們找到了折衷方法。

A happy medium means a compromise, or a situation that is acceptable to both sides.

折衷方法意味着妥協，或雙方都可接受的某種情況。

You meet in the middle and it makes both sides happy.

你們在中間點會合，雙方都很開心。

We often say "to find a happy medium."

我們常說“找到折衷方法”。

And that's English in a Minute!

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