喜樂美語

核心畫面

Something goes wrong, and everyone takes one quiet step backwards. One person does not move, and now they are standing alone at the front. Whatever was coming lands on them. English calls that person the fall guy, whether what lands is the punishment for someone else's mistake or simply the trick and the laughter. The word is informal, and the speaker is usually pointing at the of the arrangement.

可以想成事情出包的那一刻。大家默默往後退了一步，只有一個人沒退，於是他就單獨站在最前面。接下來要砸下來的東西，全都落…更多收起可以想成事情出包的那一刻。大家默默往後退了一步，只有一個人沒退，於是他就單獨站在最前面。接下來要砸下來的東西，全都落到他身上。英文把這個人叫 fall guy。落下來的可能是別人的過錯和處罰，也可能只是一個騙局或一陣笑聲。這個字偏口語，而且說的人多半是在指出這個安排有多不公平。