2. Dutch uncle. Try to become a kind person.
不要做一个吹毛求疵的人,试做一个善良的人。
Tips:和人名有关的俚语
①John Q. Public 普通人
②Jane Doe 无名氏(女)John Doe 无名氏(男)
③Uncle Sam 美国政府
10.an eye for an eye
Meaning:the idea that someone who has harmed another person should be punished by having the same thing done to them
意思是:以牙还牙
例句:
1. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. " - Gandhi
“以眼还眼会使全世界都看不见。”-甘地
2. I hear he has been speaking ill of you. You should make an eye for eye and tooth for tooth revenge.
我听说他一直在讲你坏话,你应该报复他,以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
Tips:
这句谚语在《圣经》中多次出现。摩西受上帝之命,成为在埃及做奴隶的以色列人的领袖。他发布法令:
"The punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand and a foot for a foot."
"要以命偿命,以眼还眼,以牙还牙,以手还手,以脚还脚。" 。汉语中"以眼还眼"、"以牙还牙"即源于此,表示"以其人之道还治其人之身"。
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