“迎面相撞”左右为难 pedestrian face-off
<p>低头在路上走着，忽然跟对面来的一个人迎面相撞，你往左，他就往右，你往右，他又往左，结果搞的俩人谁也过不去。这样的情况相信很多人都遇到过吧。你知道吗？在英语里，这种情况叫做<span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="off">off</span>。</p><p><span word="Pedestrian">Pedestrian</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="averting">averting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="observer">observer</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Pedestrian">Pedestrian</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="off">off</span>（暂译为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;迎面相撞）指的是两个行人迎面相撞，又屡次相互躲闪失败这样一个尴尬的情景。两个人迎面相遇，一个往左走，另一个就偏偏往右走；一个往右了，另一个又往左走了。每次其中一方想要躲闪对方时却发现对方又一次出现在自己的面前。在旁观的人看来，这两个人好像在跳舞，而其实两个人都只是想继续走自己的路而已。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>:</p><p><span word="Randy">Randy</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> 15 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p>我刚才跟一个人迎面相撞，来回躲闪了大概15秒都不行。最后，我们说好两个人都往右边走才解决的。</p>
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