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The English We Speak: Make a rod for your own back

2025/2/3
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Feifei:我注意到Phil看起来压力很大,因为他承担了过多的额外工作,导致现在有很多事情要做,并且不知道什么时候才能完成。我指出他可能给自己找了麻烦,也就是“自讨苦吃”。这个短语意味着你做的事情将来会给你带来麻烦,就像承担过多的工作一样。在这个表达中,“rod”是会给你带来麻烦的东西,你会感受到自己决定的负面后果。举个例子,如果有人邀请太多人来家里参加聚会,他们可能就是在自讨苦吃,因为他们需要为很多人购买或制作食物。 Phil:我的确感到压力很大,因为我总是主动承担额外的工作。我承认自己可能真的“自讨苦吃”了。通常当我们决定做某事时,我们没有意识到它可能会在未来造成问题,而我们实际上是在自讨苦吃。不过,幸运的是,收听我们的节目绝不会让你自讨苦吃。

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An expression that means you are doing something that will cause you future problems.

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