迷你對話學地道口語第392期:針鋒相對;旗鼓相當;以牙還牙

迷你對話

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A: Do you have some relation with hin? You know, he is not a kind man.

你和他來往嗎？你知道的，他不是個好人。

B: Yeah. Sometimes I just cannot accept his behavior.

是的，我知道，有時候我無法接受他的那種想法。

A: If you attack him, be sure you’ll get a Roland for and Oliver.

如果你想跟他較量，他肯定會報復你。

B: OK, it’s better to be far away from him.

是的，那我最好離他遠點。

【核心短語】a Roland for an Oliver

【解詞釋義】此語中的Roland和Oliver是中世紀Charlemagne大帝手下的兩名大將，都爲國王立下了汗馬功勞，最後兩人交戰五天，部分勝負，因此該語引申爲“旗鼓相當”“勢均力敵”“旗鼓相當”等意思。

【典型例句1】He whipped my dog, so I gave him a Roland for his Oliver and thrashed his cat.

他鞭我的狗，我於是打他的貓報復。

【典型範例2】He was comforted by the thought that he had given Mrs Green a Roland for her Oliver.

一想到已經用以牙還牙的方式對待了格林太太，他就感到寬慰。