【句子】Look, Al! I’m not playing hardball here, okay? This is not a negotiation. This is a rejection. 【Friends S1E15】【发音】[lʊk] [el] [aɪm] [nɒt]/[nɑ:t] [ˈpleɪɪŋ] [ˈhɑ:(r)d.bɑːl] [hɪə(r)] ['əʊ'keɪ] [ðɪs] [ɪz] [nɒt]/[nɑ:t] [ə] [nɪ‚gəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn] [ðɪs] [ɪz] [ə] [rɪ'dʒekʃn]【发音技巧】not playing 完全失去爆破；this is连读；this is a 连读；【翻译】听着，Al，我不是在故意为难你，好吗？这不是谈判交涉，这叫做拒绝。【适用场合】hardball 字面意思 硬式棒球但一般都在口语中见到他的引申义用法在刚才片段中，Chandler的意思就是：老板，我是真不想去工作。而不是用这种手段要求你提高薪资，为我争取更多福利。我这就是明确的拒绝。It is used to refer to a way of behaving, especially in politics that shows that a person is determined to get what they want, even unfairly or dishonestly为达目的，无所不用其极eg: hardball politics 手段强硬的政治；铁腕政治eg: I want us to play hardball on this issue. 我希望在这个问题的处理上，我们可以采取强硬态度。play hardball with sb.对某个人采取强硬态度/手段/措施to act strong and aggressive about an issue with someoneeg: If he wants to play hardball with us, we can play that way, too.如果他想来硬的，我们可以以其人之道还治其人之身。eg: I think it's time we play hardball with the suspect—he's not going to talk otherwise. 我觉得该是时候来点强硬手段了，不然这个犯罪嫌疑人不会开口的。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】We're prepared to play hardball with the company if it means we'll be paid the appropriate amount for our work.
