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The American saying, “It takes a thief to catch a thief,” is more commonly expressed “Set a thief to catch a thief” in Britain. The latter phrase was first used in a play in the middle of the 17th century, but the idea dates back to Roman times.
It can be taken literally 1, because one thief might know something about the methods of another. But we often use it more generally, as you’ll see in today’s dialogue.
James sees his friend, a man named Jonathan, working on his laptop in a cafe.
James: Hey, Jon, what are you working on?
Jonathan: Oh, I’m just reviewing proposals for a new ad campaign. We got these hired guns 顾问from an agency, but they don’t understand our business.
James: Sorry, what’s your line?你做哪一行？
Jonathan: We’re in home decorating, you know, “inferior design.” Interior design(室内设计的谐音),开玩笑说：差劲设计，当然，还是指interior design The guys we retained keep treating it like it’s electronics or stationery 2 or something.
James: Have you thought about finding someone who has worked in your field? After all, “It takes a thief to catch a thief.”
Jonathan: Who’s talking about stealing?
James: I mean…
Jonathan: I know, just pulling your leg. 开玩笑But you’re probably right. We need someone who knows our business from the inside.
James: Have you checked the trades? 指行业报刊，也就是trade papers
Jonathan: Yeah, but their classifieds 分类广告are pretty short on consultants 3 in this region.
James: Well, you may have to import some big hitters, 专业很强的人Madison Avenue 泛指美国广告业types.
Jonathan: We don’t have that kind of scratch. 钱We really want to keep it local, for lots of reasons.
James: This must be a pain. I’ll let you get back to it. Good luck!
Jonathan: Thanks, I’ll need it! 如果别人对你说
Good luck!你就这样回答。
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封
- She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
- There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。
顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生
- a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
- There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。
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