时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   今天要学的习惯用语是muddy the water,muddy是由mud发展而来的词。 这里的muddy是动词,意思是“弄得浑浊”。muddy the water从字面意思来看就是在水里搅起泥浆,使水浑浊。


  其实这个习惯用语对中国听众说来是耳熟能详的,因为中文里也有“把水搅混”一说。当然muddy the water跟中文的“把水搅混”一样,是作比喻意义的。它的意思是搬出细枝末节来混淆视听,使人搞不清楚问题症结所在,而且往往是故意这样做的。
  我们来看个例子。这段话说的是一件杀妻案的审理。被告律师没完没了地诉说那妻子的不是:对丈夫不忠、老是唠叨挑剔个没完,而且花费无度,把丈夫的钱挥霍得一干二净,等等等等。最后公诉人站起来对陪审团发言了。
  例句:The defense 1 is trying to muddy the water by painting the wife as bad. Whether she was good or bad is not the issue. The question here is did this man kill a fellow human being in cold blood!
  他说:被告企图通过往妻子脸上抹黑来混淆视听。她究竟是好是坏并非问题所在。这里的关键是,究竟这个人有没有残忍地杀害了另外一个人。
  显然这里的习惯用语muddy the water意思是故意拿次要问题来转移人们对主要问题的注意力,让人分不清是非曲直。

n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
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