迷你對話學地道口語第1994期:以其人之道換其人之身,以牙還牙
Dialogue：
A: John beat me black and blue yesterday.
約翰把我打得鼻青臉腫。
B: Why?
爲什麼？
A: Because I told the teacher about his cheating in the exam.
因爲我告訴老師他考試作弊。
B: He goes too far.
他太過分了。
A: I'm determined to pay him back in his own coin.
我想以牙還牙。
B: You can never do that.
你千萬別那麼樣。
一， 詞海拾貝
pay someone back him one’s own coin（以其人之道還治其人之身，以牙還牙）
e.g. He was determined to take revenge; to pay them back in their own coin for the wrongs they had done to him.
他發誓要報復——他們對他做了那麼多壞事，他要以其人之道還治其人之身。
e.g Last time I went to see him, he gave me a cool reception. And today I am going to pay him back in the his coin.
他在上次我去看他時，他待我很冷淡，所以我今天要以其人之道還治其人之身。
e.g. My boyfriend always arrives late. Last night I decided to pay him back in his own coin by keeping him waiting for half an hour.
因爲我的男朋友約會總是遲到，所以我昨晚決定以牙還牙治他一下，讓他等了半小時。
e.g. I told her if she did me any harm I would pay her back in her own coin for tat.
我告訴她如果她傷害我，我會對她以牙還牙的。
二， 語彙積累
1. black and blue ：遍體鱗傷的，青一塊紫一塊的
e.g. He said he'd cowhide me till I was black and blue if I didn't raise some money for him.
他說要是我不弄點錢給他，他就得把我揍得渾身發青發紫。
e.g. The smugglers pounced on him and beat him black and blue.
走私販們一擁而上，把他打得遍體鱗傷。
2. cheat in the exam：考試作弊
e.g. Geroge cheated in the science exam.
喬治在自然科考試中作弊。
e.g. The professor was angry at John for cheating in the exam.
教授對約翰考試作弊十分氣惱。
3. go too far：做得過分
e.g. Don' t go too far in the matter, you may get into trouble if you do.
這件事別做得太過分了，否則你會招來麻煩的。
