有些人在交谈时喜欢抬杠,被“抬”的人往往很生气。此时不妨想想还有Violent agreement “暴力共识”,生气也就没有必要了,毕竟大家还是一条船上的伙伴。那么“暴力共识”是什么意思呢?
Violent agreement means: When two people think they are arguing, but fail to realize they actually agree.
“暴力共识”是指这样一种状态:两个人一直执念于争吵,却没有意识到他们其实是有共识的。
来看下面作文地带转载自gobaltimes的对话:
Ross: This arena is bigger than the old one.
罗斯:这个舞台比原来的大多了。
Morgan: Not much bigger.
摩根:也没那么大吧。
Ross: It is bigger.
罗斯:确实是大了啊。
Morgan: Barely, hardly enough to notice.
摩根:几乎都看不出来大多少嘛。
Ross: It's definitely bigger!
罗斯:绝对是大了!
Morgan: But NOT MUCH bigger!
摩根:但也没有大很多!
Chris: Uhhh, guys? You're in violent agreement.
克里斯:呃,亲爱的们?你们还是有“暴力共识”的呀。