我们都知道“back”
是身体部位“背,背部, 背后…”
但是be on one's back的一层隐藏意思简直让你完全想不到,最近在我们会员课程里,和大家分享了《高效能人士的七个习惯》中的一个篇章:作者的一个朋友,和自己的儿子关系不好,原文中是这样表述的:
I have another friend, a college professor, who had a terrible relationship with his teenage son. This man's entire life was essentially academic, and he felt his son was totally wasting his life by
working with this hands instead of working to develop his mind. As a result, he was almost constantly on the boy's back.
另一位朋友是大学教授,与他处于青春期的儿子关系十分糟糕。专心致志与学术研究,对不肯用脑, 只爱动手的儿子,总斥为浪费生命。结果,他总是找儿子的麻烦。
这个短语让我想起另外一个短语:get on one's back
这个短语竟然有“对某人唠唠叨叨没完”,这层意思
是不是让你想起了妻子对丈夫的唠叨、
妈妈对孩子的唠叨式关心?
I know you are right, but please stop getting on my back so much.
我知道你是对的,但是请别总是唠叨个没完了。
当然,一个短语,单词的真正意思,一定要结合上下文的语境,以及说话人的语气,才能理解它真正的意思。在下面的语境中,get on one’s back 就是爬到某人背上的意思:
Come on, here, get on my back.
快来,这儿,爬到我背上来。
如果和小朋友玩骑马的游戏,这个句子就太好用啦!