跟艾米莉一起学口语 第511期:发音讲解:play a double game

 A: I can see through you. I know how good you are at playing a double game.
我看透你了，我知道你善于耍两面派手段。
B: What do you mean? Do you mean I am a two-faced person?
这是什么意思？你是说我是两面派人吗？
A: You may think you are smart, but most of us know you are running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.
你也许认为你很聪明，但是我们绝大部分人都知道你在两面讨好。



发音讲解
am a /æmə/
most of /məʊsdəv/


对话解析
see through 识破；看透
We see through your tricks.
我们看透了你的把戏。
I see through your little ruse¹ from the start.
我从一开始就看透了你的诡计。

play a double game
耍两面派；口蜜腹剑
I didn't know my assistant would play a double game.
我没料到我的助理是个两面派。

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
即与野兔同跑，又与猎犬共追（两面讨好）
I'm not going to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
我不打算两面讨好。

1 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。