迷你對話學地道口語第1003期:推己及人

第一， 迷你對話
A: You have led an interesting life.

你生活很精彩啊。

B: Well, I have had my challenges.

嗯，我經歷過很多挑戰。

A: How did you make it through the hard times?

你如何克服艱難的時候了。

B: “Live and let live.” is my Motto.

“推己及人”是我的座右銘。

第二， 地道表達

live and let live

1. 解詞釋義

Live是生活的意思，let live是讓別人過日子的意思。從字面上來看，該句的意思是“自己過日子，也讓別人過日子”，比喻“推己及人”的意思。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. My room-mate has many irritating habits but I just live and let live to keep the peace.

我的室友有許多惹人討厭的習慣，但是爲了相安無事，我能容忍的儘可能容忍。
e.g. People shall never get anywhere with all this criticism and fault finding. I believe in the principle "Live and let live."
人們用這一套吹毛求疵的辦法是行不通的。我相信“互相寬容”的原則。

第三， 咬文嚼字

lead a life：生活

e.g. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion.

我決定從今天起將過一種完全與世隔絕的生活。

e.g. You can lead a life of undisturbed peace ever afterwards.

你今後能安安靜靜地過日子，無人登門打擾。

through hard times：度過艱難的時候

e.g. More than once they helped us through hard times.

他們不止一次幫助我們度過難關。