A troublemaker is someone who causes problems or arguments on purpose. The key word is on purpose. A person who breaks a cup by accident is clumsy; a person who quietly tells one friend what another friend said, so that they will fight, is a troublemaker.

A troublemaker惹麻煩的人 is someone who causes problems or arguments on purpose指的是故意製造問題或爭吵的人. The key word關鍵字就在 is on purpose「故意」這兩個字. A person一個人 who breaks a cup by accident如果不小心打破杯子 is clumsy那是笨手笨腳; a person而一個人 who quietly tells one friend what another friend said如果偷偷把一個朋友說的話告訴另一個朋友, so that they will fight好讓他們吵起來, is a troublemaker那就是troublemaker.

You hear it most about children in class, about workers a boss dislikes, and about someone in a group who keeps stirring things up. It is a criticism, but not a strong or ugly one — it is the ordinary word a teacher or parent reaches for.

You hear it most你最常聽到這個詞 about children in class是在講班上的小孩, about workers a boss dislikes老闆不喜歡的員工, and about someone in a group who keeps stirring things up還有團體裡老是興風作浪的人. It is這是 a criticism一種批評, but not a strong or ugly one但不算嚴重或難聽的批評 — it is the ordinary word a teacher or parent reaches for是老師或家長會很自然用的普通詞.

Here is the part worth noticing. The word tells you as much about the speaker as about the person. Bosses and governments call people troublemakers when those people complain or ask uncomfortable questions — and then the label is a way of saying "do not listen to them", not "they did something wrong". So when you read it in the news, ask who is applying it.

Here is這裡有 the part worth noticing一個值得注意的地方. The word這個詞 tells you as much about the speaker as about the person透露出說話者的立場,不亞於透露那個人的問題. Bosses and governments老闆和政府 call people troublemakers會把人叫做troublemakers when those people complain or ask uncomfortable questions當那些人抱怨或問了難堪的問題時 — and then the label這時候這個標籤 is a way of saying "do not listen to them", not "they did something wrong"其實是在說「不要聽他們的」,而不是「他們做錯了事」. So所以 when you read it in the news當你在新聞裡看到這個詞, ask who is applying it要問問是誰在用這個標籤.

And it is not always negative. Said with a smile to a child or a close friend — "you little troublemaker" — it is affectionate, almost admiring. Some people wear the word proudly. Tone decides everything.

And而且 it is not always negative它不一定是負面的. Said with a smile如果是帶著笑意 to a child or a close friend對小孩或好朋友說 — "you little troublemaker"像「你這個小搗蛋」 — it is affectionate, almost admiring那是一種疼愛,甚至有點讚賞. Some people有些人 wear the word proudly還會很自豪地接受這個稱號. Tone decides everything語氣決定了一切.

It is spelt as one word today, and one person is a troublemaker while several are troublemakers.

It is它現在 spelt as one word today拼成一個單字, and而 one person一個人 is a troublemaker是troublemaker, while several are troublemakers幾個人就是troublemakers.