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【在生活中學習語言】You Can Catch More Flies with Honey Than with Vine

You Can Catch More Flies with Honey Than with Vinegar

好言勸說比惡言諷刺更管用

對話
Linda：What are you doing? Did you mess this up again？
琳達：你在幹麼啊？你又把事情搞砸了嗎？
Jack：I'm trying to do it like you told me.
傑克：我正努力嘗試按照妳告訴我的方式去做。
Linda：Well, you've failed. Look at this. It's a disaster.
琳達：呃，你失敗了。看看這個。真是一場災難。
Jack：Okay, okay. I'll start again.
傑克：好啦，好啦。我會重新再做一次。
Linda：You always screw things up. Why can't you just try harder？
琳達：你總是把事情搞砸。為什麼你就不能更努力點？
Jack：You know, you're always criticizing me.
傑克：：妳知道嗎？妳老愛批評我。
Linda：Well, you're always making mistakes.
琳達：喂，誰教你老是出錯。
Jack：Didn't you ever hear that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar？You should try saying something nice to me.
傑克：難道妳沒聽過好話比尖酸話有用嗎？妳應該試著對我說些好話。
Linda：Okay. You have a genius for making a mess of everything.
琳達：好啊。你的確有把一切搞砸的才能。

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俚語精解
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
fly是「蒼蠅」，vinegar是「醋」。這句話字面指「你用蜂蜜可以抓到的蒼蠅比你用醋抓到的蒼蠅要來得多」，後來引申為當我們要說服某人做某件事時，「好言勸說比惡言諷刺更管用」。

關鍵字詞
◎mess vt. 弄糟 & n. 混亂
mess sth up 把某事搞砸
◎screw sth up 搞砸某事
例：Henry really screwed up his life after getting a divorce.（亨利離婚後把生活搞得一團亂。）
◎criticize vt. 批評
例：The manager was criticized for not doing well on his job.（這名經理因為工作表現不佳而受到批評。）
◎genius n. 才能
例：Tom has a genius for making friends with people from all walks of life.（湯姆有交各行業朋友的才能。）

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