口语:保持中立
<p>口语:保持中立</p><p>小两口吵架是家常便饭,但你要是去劝架,可得注意了!劝架也要有技巧,最好是不偏不倚,保持中立。 英语中“保持中立”有个形象的短语,叫做“<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>”。这个短语源自19世纪。从字面来看:如果你坐“在围墙上”,那绝对是既不偏向围墙左边又不偏向围墙右边,立场完全中立,谁都不得罪。</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>?</p><p>对于新政策,你是支持、反对还是保持中立? 此外,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> 还有一个引申义,意思是“未决定”。 -<span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>? -<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>.</p><p>-他决定做这份工作了吗?-没有,还没决定。</p>
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