迷你对话

A: Do you have some relation with hin? You know, he is not a kind man.

你和他来往吗？你知道的，他不是个好人。

B: Yeah. Sometimes I just cannot accept his behavior.

是的，我知道，有时候我无法接受他的那种想法。

A: If you attack him, be sure you’ll get a Roland for and Oliver.

如果你想跟他较量，他肯定会报复你。

B: OK, it’s better to be far away from him.

是的，那我最好离他远点。

【核心短语】a Roland for an Oliver

【解词释义】此语中的Roland和Oliver是中世纪Charlemagne大帝手下的两名大将，都为国王立下了汗马功劳，最后两人交战五天，部分胜负，因此该语引申为“旗鼓相当”“势均力敌”“旗鼓相当”等意思。

【典型例句1】He whipped my dog, so I gave him a Roland for his Oliver and thrashed his cat.

他鞭我的狗，我于是打他的猫报复。

【典型范例2】He was comforted by the thought that he had given Mrs Green a Roland for her Oliver.

一想到已经用以牙还牙的方式对待了格林太太，他就感到宽慰。