Beat the rap? 逃脱惩罚
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mishandling">mishandling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="incompetence">incompetence</span> <span word="vis">vis</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="vis">vis</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="documented">documented</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span></p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span></p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span></p><p>…</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="taps">taps</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="gentler">gentler</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>.</p>
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