地道美語怎麼說 第34課:小三

Jessica 在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是吳瓊要問的：小三。

Jessica:Wuqiong, 給我介紹一部好看的中文電視劇吧！

WQ:嗯......最近很流行小三劇，Do you like to watch "little three" shows，Jessica?

Jessica:Little three? What's that?

WQ:小三啊！你不知道嗎? 就是外遇、情婦、第三者的意思。小三美語怎麼說？不是 little three 嗎？

Jessica:Haha! 小三 is called a mistress, or "the other woman."

WQ:哦，我知道了，妻子以外的那個女人， the other woman就是小三。這些小三真可惡！人家夫妻好好的，她非要來插一腳。

Jessica:Calm down, I'm sure your boyfriend doesn't have one.

WQ:那當然。但我要是有朋友當別人的小三，我一定罵她，叫她不要去破壞別人家庭！這句話美語要怎麼說?

Jessica:你可以告訴她， Don't be a home-wrecker.

WQ:Wreck是動詞，有破壞的意思，所以 home-wrecker就是破壞家庭的人。一提起小三我就......

Jessica:Wuqiong, you should really stop watching those TV shows, they're not good for you!

WQ:可是劇情很吸引人啊！我喜歡看她們勾心鬥角。怎麼說？

Jessica:In English, we use the verb scheme. To scheme means to make secret and devious plots.

WQ:我明白了，耍心眼，勾心鬥角就是 to scheme. 哎呀，不早了，我得趕快回去看電視了！

Jessica:Hold on, before you leave, tell me what you've learned today!

WQ:第一，小三叫 mistress 或者 the other woman;

第二，破壞別人家庭的人是 home wrecker;

第三，耍心計是 to scheme!