And basically, when somebody has a bone to pick with someone, it means that they have a problem or issue that they want to discuss with that person.
基本上,当有人有话要说某人时,
这意味着他们有问题或问题想与那个人讨论。
这个表达的可以被追溯到狗啃骨头的场景。狗对骨头有极大的热情,会长时间啃咬、不肯松口;两只狗也可能为了同一根骨头发生争执。于是 “a bone to pick” 就被用来比喻一件需要拿出来“啃一啃”、讨论清楚的事情,后来固定为 “have a bone to pick with someone”,表示“对某人有意见、有账要算”。需要注意,它通常用于非正式、相对轻微的抱怨或争论,不适合重大严肃的冲突场合。
“have a bone to pick with sb” 翻译成中文可以是:
对某人有意见、得跟某人理论理论、得说道说道、对某人不爽。
例如:
I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat the chocolate mousse I was saving?
我得跟你说道说道。你是不是把我留着的那块巧克力慕斯吃了?
I've got a bone to pick with you over the last shipment.
上一批货的事,我得跟你理论一下。
原声再现:
Anyone else have a bone to pick with me?
还有人想挑我的刺吗?
Bill is always in detention, so I guess he has a bone to pick with just about every teacher in the school, including Mr. Ira.
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