地道美語怎麼說 第40課:軟柿子
Donny在北京學中文，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是方方要問的:軟柿子
Donny:方方，Why do you look so tired?
FF:別提了，我今天又被同事叫去跑腿兒。。。好累啊！我真不想再當軟柿子被人使喚了！我要告訴他們，I don't want to be a...a....
Donny:你不是昨天才幫他們買咖啡嗎? 你應該讓他們 run their own errands! You should stop being a push-over!
FF:你上次教我 run errands 是跑腿兒。那 a push-over 被人推來搡去，就是好欺負對不對?
Donny:沒錯。a push-over 就是好欺負的人，你剛剛說什麼"軟獅子" 來着?
FF:不是軟獅子，是軟柿子，吃的那種柿子。
Donny:Oh, "soft persimmon"? Sounds delicious! In English, you can also call a push-over a cowardly lion. A cowardly lion is someone who is supposed to be brave but lacks courage and acts cowardly.
FF:cowardly lion? 懦弱的獅子? 一個獅子，一個柿子。太有趣了。
Donny:美國經典電影 "The Wizard of Oz" 裏的獅子就叫Cowardly Lion.
FF:原來是這樣，那我絕對不要當 cowardly lion.
Donny:Yes, you should really stop being a cowardly lion and don't let people push you over.
FF:是啊！ 我要告訴他們，不許再欺負我！不要來煩我！你快告訴我，這兩句話英語怎麼說？
Donny:You can say "stop bullying me." Bully, B-u-l-l-y意思是欺負。“別煩我”更容易，我一說你準會，叫 Leave me alone.
FF:我明天就去告訴他們，Stop bullying me! Leave me alone.
Donny:That's right! Let's see what you've learned today.
FF:第一，軟柿子可以說 push-over，也可以叫 cowardly lion.
第二，欺負人是 bully.
第三，別煩我是 leave me alone.
