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今日短语

 

The joke is on you 玩笑反而开到自己头上

 

今日短语 

短语 “the joke is on you” 用来描述 “本想通过开别人的玩笑,让别人看起来很傻,但反倒让开玩笑的人自己看起来很可笑”。我们也可以用 “the joke has backfired(这个玩笑适得其反)” 来表示同样的含义。

例句

You tried to make me drink that cup of salted coffee, but I didn’t, so the joke is on you!
你想让我喝那杯加了盐的咖啡,但我没喝。玩笑这回开到你头上了吧!

By forcing me to present the project to the boss, I got a pay rise, so the joke is on you!
你逼我去给老板递交这个项目,我因此得到了加薪,现在你傻眼了吧!

By forcing us to attend the meeting, I now can’t finish my tasks, so you’ll have to do them. Looks like the joke is on you!
你非让我们去参加会议,现在我手头的工作完成不了,只得你去做。这回玩笑开到自己头上了吧!

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