每天三分钟学英语 第140期:当外国人说win-win时,到底是谁赢了?

 情景对话：

Phil: Guys, we should be celebrating. This is literally¹ a win-win. 我们应该庆祝一下。这简直就是双赢呀。

Alex: I didn't work my whole life for a tie! 我一辈子的努力可不只是为了打个平手。

Win-win 双赢

① You can stay home and watch your movie and I'll go out with the guys. It's a win-win. 你可以待在家里看你的电影，我跟我朋友出去。这是双赢。

② If we work overtime² this week, we can get an extra day off. It's a win-win. 如果我们这周加班，那我们就可以多放一天假。这是双赢。

A tie 平手

① A: So who won? 所以谁赢了？

B: It's a tie. 打成了平手。

② I counted all the votes and it's a tie. 5 for you and 5 for me. 我数了所有的投票，是平手。你5票，我5票。

End up in a tie 以平手收场

The game ended up in a tie with the score being zero to zero. 比赛以平手收场，比分0比0。

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。