看美剧学英语：五个用来表达“自作自受”的英语习语
通过观看美剧《亿万》、《纸牌屋》、《硅谷》、《老友记》、《马男波杰克》学习“搬起石头砸自己的脚，自作自受、自食恶果、咎由自取、引火上身、自取其辱、自掘坟墓……”等相关意境的五个地道英语习语表达。
场景一：选自美剧《亿万》S01E03
Body：a group of people who work or act together, often for an official purpose, or who’re connected in some other way. （团体、社团、群体，这里指董事会）Delegate sth to sb：1、To give/entrust sb duties, responsibilites, power, etc. so that they can act on someone’s behalf. （把…委托给某人）
2、A person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting. （代表，尤指会议代表）
E.G. The meeting was attened by delegates from 91 countries. 会议有来自91个国家的代表参与。
Mr. Purk：Second? 有第二位同意的吗?
BM 2： Second. 我第二个赞成
Burned down with one’s own match：taste one’s own medicine or be hoisted [hɔɪstid] by one’s own petard[pə’tɑːd]. （引火上身、自作自受）
endorsement: A public statement or action showing that you support sb /sth. （Here it mean the board will write her a nice reference letter）
——>>Goodluck, Evelyn. 好运 伊芙琳
场景二：选自美剧《纸牌屋》S03E05
Remy： And what about Silva? 那西尔瓦呢？
Frank： The details on the disaster projections are very inside baseball. 灾难预测的细节完全是业内黑话。
——>> We can’t fire him! If there’s a hurricane [‘hʌrɪkən], 我们不能解雇他！要是来了一场飓风，
——>> he’s the only guy that can keep a disaster from becoming a catastrophe. 他是唯一能避免灾难彻底失控的人。
——>> And what’s Dunbar saying? 邓巴怎么说？
Seth： Nothing yet, publicly. 她还没有公开表态。
——>> She’s probably letting this play out. 她大概是在静观其变。
Frank：Letting me dig my own grave. 等我自己把自己埋进坟墓。
场景三：选自美剧《硅谷》S02E05
Richard：Guys, look, Jared gave up his own apartment 伙计们，你们看，贾里德放弃了自己的公寓
——>> so he could take less salary and save the company money. 这样他就能拿更少的薪水，为公司省钱。
Richard：I mean, Erlich, can he just stay here? 我的意思是，埃利奇，他能不能就住在这里？
Erlich：Once again, because of your poor managerial skills, 又一次，因为你糟糕的管理能力，
——>> I’ve been hoisted upon my own petard. 我自食其果了。
——>> Yes, he can stay here. 是的，他可以住在这里。
Richard：Great. So, um, which room can he stay in? 太好了，那么，他能住哪个房间呢？
Erlich：Well, he’s not staying in mine. 好吧，他绝不能住我那间。
——>> I sleep dick-up. 我睡觉的时候小弟弟朝上。
场景四：选自美剧《老友记》S02E05
Chandler：So do you think, uh, Joey is more charming than me? 所以，你觉得，呃，乔伊比我更有魅力吗？
Monica：Yeah. That’s why I’m sleeping with him on the side. 对啊，这就是为什么我暗地里跟他上床。
Chandler：Yeah, you wish. 想得美。
Ross： “You wish.” “想得美。”
——>> Phoebe, stop writing about us. 菲比，别写关于我们的事了。
Phoebe：I’m not writing about you. 我没写你们。
——>> I’m writing about other people. 我写的是别人。
Chandler：Who? 谁？
Phoebe：Marsha and Chester. 玛莎和切斯特。
Ross：Okay, fine. Fine. 那好，好。
——>> Then you know what? I will just write about Phyllis. 那你知道吗？我就写菲丽丝好了。
Phoebe：Hmm. 嗯。
Ross：Huh. 哼。
——>> “Phyllis is sitting in the chair.” “菲丽丝正坐在椅子上。”
Phoebe：I see what you’re doing. 我知道你在干什么。
Ross：”Phyllis sees what I’m doing.” “菲丽丝知道我在干什么。”
Phoebe：Oh, ho. 哦哟。
——>> Ooh, I have tasted my own medicine and it is bitter. 噢，我尝到了自食其果的滋味，真苦啊。
场景五：选自美剧《马男波杰克》S02E05
News Anchor: Fowl run afoul. A funky chicken has flown the coop, 禽鸟惹祸，一只怪鸡逃出了笼子，
——>> and for a concerned populace, the sky is falling. 对忧心忡忡的民众来说，这简直是“天塌下来了”。
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“Fowl run afoul” 双关：fowl（家禽）+ afoul（惹祸、出乱子）。
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“flown the coop” 成语：意为“逃跑”，直译是“飞出鸡舍”。
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“the sky is falling” 成语：指小题大做，鸡小弟故事里的名句。
Reporter: Michael Morgan, Chicken 4 Dayz CEO, 迈克尔·摩根，“天天吃鸡”公司的首席执行官，
——>> this is a public safety hazard, and your company is responsible. 这是一起公共安全隐患，而贵公司必须负责。
Reporter: Admit it, you counted your chickens before they hatched, 承认吧，你们还没孵出小鸡就开始数数，
——>> and now, those chickens have come home to roost. 现在，这些鸡全都飞回家报应到自己头上了。
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“count your chickens before they hatched” 成语：意为“过早乐观、打如意算盘”。
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“chickens come home to roost” 成语：意为“自食其果、报应来了”。
Michael Morgan: Tom, I want to take full responsibility for this mishap. 汤姆，我愿意为这次意外承担全部责任。
