一分鐘英語 第136期:Back Seat Driver

Welcome to English in a minute.

歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

Here is a phrase that is not praise: Back-Seat Driver

這裏有一個不是讚美的短語：愛指手畫腳的人

Listen to these two people talk about driving:

讓我們來聽一聽這兩個人談論開車。

adam's mother made him so nervous every time he took her to the store.

每次阿曼達帶他的媽媽去商店時，都會非常緊張。

You're not kidding. She would tell him where to turn, how fast to go, and which road to take.

確實。她會告訴他在哪裏轉彎，開多快，走哪條路。

She was such a "back-seat driver"!

她真是一個愛指手畫腳的人。

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What does this phrase come from?

這個短語是怎麼來的?

When cars were first invented, rich owners would often ride in the back seat.

當汽車剛被髮明時，富人會坐在後座。

They would tell their drivers where to go and how to drive.

他們會告訴司機去哪裏、怎麼開。

Now, when someone is a "back-seat driver", he is interfering, and it is considered to be bad behavior.

現在，如果某人是個愛指手畫腳的人，那麼他就是在干預某事，這會被認爲是一個不好的行爲。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！