迷你對話學地道口語第973期:暗箭傷人,背後使壞

第一， 迷你對話

A: Someone hit Mark below the belt. And Mark is very upset these days.

這些日子，有人在Mark背後使壞，Mark心裏鬱悶。

B: That must have something to do with his girlfriend.

可能和他女友有關係吧。

A: You are right. It is the one who was trying to beat Mark’s time.

沒錯。就是想挖他牆角的人乾的。

B: It is vicious of him to do that.

這樣幹，太缺德了。

第二， 地道表達

hit sb. below the belt

1. 解詞釋義

Hit sb. below the belt的原意是“擊打拳擊手腰部以下的部位”，引申爲“使用卑劣的手段，背後使壞”的意思。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. I think if someone wants to criticize me, they should focus on my work. Mentioning my past alcohol problems is below the belt. Now everyone will change their opinion of me, and I don't deserve that.

我覺得，你要是想批評我，應該從工作上出發。把我以前酗酒的事情翻出來，這樣做並不光明正大。如今，所有人都會改變對我的看法，這對我來說是不公平的。

e.g. The question for me is whether the public will go more against Mr. e.g. Davies for his marital failures or against Mr. Kraft for bringing them up. While Mr. Kraft's tactic was effective, it was also clearly below the belt.

我認爲問題是要看，選民到底會因爲戴維斯婚姻上的失敗而不再支持他，還是會因爲克拉夫特提出這件事而對他產生反感。克拉夫特這一招確實起到了效果，但顯然不夠光明磊落。

第三， 咬文嚼字

have something to do with：與……有關，與……有牽連

e.g. Her diligence must have something to do with his success.

她的勤勉和她的成功一定有某些關係。

e.g. Does his visit have something to do with the meeting tomorrow?

他這次來是不是跟明天的會議有關？

beat someone’s time：向某人好的方面進攻，搶奪某人好的東西

e.g. Tom accused his brother of trying to beat his time.

湯姆責怪他的兄弟企圖奪走他的女朋友。

第四， 口語句型

表示某人做某事很毒辣，可以用這個句型“It is vicious of sb. to do something.”