英语口语1+1:A taste of their own medicine

【1+1英文】

Angela: "Did¹ you see those two people cutting in front of us in line just now? Let's cut in front of them and give them a taste of their own² medicine³!"

【1+1中文】

安吉拉：看到刚才那两个在我们前面插缝的人了吗？让我们插缝到他们前面，让他们尝尝自己的药！

【1+1解析】

Someone⁴ gives you "a taste of your own medicine" when they act⁵ towards⁶ you the same way you act towards others⁷ in order⁸ to teach you a lesson about the way you are acting⁹. If a man acts¹⁰ rudely¹¹ to others, for example, acting rudely back to him would¹² be giving him "a taste of his own medicine."
中文意思：用同样的方法对待某人；让某人尝尝自己的药

1 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

2 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

3 medicine   

n.药，医学，内科，内服药；vt.给…用药

参考例句：

• I studied medicine in college.我在大学学医学。
• Time is the best medicine.时间是最好的良药。

4 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

5 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

6 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

7 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

8 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

9 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

10 acts   

n.行为( act的名词复数 )；动作；（一）幕；（搭档）演出短节目的演员v.行动( act的第三人称单数 )；做；表演；起作用

参考例句：

• Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress. 家庭和朋友的支持有助于减缓压力。
• The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning. 教师是学习的诱导者。

11 rudely   

adv.粗鲁地，无礼地；猛烈地

参考例句：

• It's surely overstepping the mark to behave so rudely to your guests.你对客人如此粗鲁真是太过分了。
• He was rudely awakened by the sound of drilling.他突然被钻孔的声音吵醒。

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？