美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)021講: 潛規(guī)則

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Jessica 在北京學(xué)漢語(yǔ)，她的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞，就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教她。今天是楊林要問(wèn)的：潛規(guī)則。

YL: Jessica! 上次我給你的簽名照呢？快還給我!

Jessica: Why? 你不是參加“陽(yáng)光女生”的比賽，要當(dāng) super star了么？

YL: 別提了! I got eliminated!

Jessica: 被刷下來(lái)了？!

YL: 是啊。雖然過(guò)了第一輪海選，可第二輪一上來(lái)就被刷了! 哼! 這里面肯定有潛規(guī)則! 對(duì)了，潛規(guī)則美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)??？

Jessica: Well, if you suspect the competition has some secret, back-door deals, you can say there are some "unspoken rules".

YL: 哦，unspoken, u-n-s-p-o-k-e-n, unspoken 就是“沒(méi)有明說(shuō)的”，rules 規(guī)則；unspoken rules 就是“潛規(guī)則”嘍!

Jessica: That's right! So, you think you were cut because the selection process wasn't fair and open, like the competition is following some unspoken rules. Right?

YL: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)! 我看，獲勝者可能是內(nèi)定的！

Jessica: If that's true, then the whole competition is rigged!

YL: rigged?

Jessica: Yes! r-i-g-g-e-d, rigged 就是內(nèi)定. It means the outcome has been predetermined by the producers.

YL: 哦，比賽結(jié)果被“內(nèi)定”就是 rigged! 那還比個(gè)什么勁兒啊!

Jessica: I agree. Rigged competitions aren't worth attending, because someone is pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

YL: 等會(huì)兒，你說(shuō) someone is pulling the strings from behind the scenes， “從后面拉線”，就是有人幕后操縱的意思，對(duì)不對(duì)？

Jessica: Exactly! So tell me what you've learned today!

YL: 第一“潛規(guī)則”在美語(yǔ)里叫 "unspoken rules";
第二，說(shuō)比賽結(jié)果內(nèi)定，可以說(shuō) rigged；
第三，幕后操縱，叫 pull the strings from behind the scenes.

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