老外如果说“Fine with me”，到底是什么意思？

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Wine in, truth out.

酒后吐真言。

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“black sheep”到底是啥意思？可不只是“黑绵羊”

black sheep

黑绵羊

败家子/害群之马

【解释】

If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.

【词源】

比较流行的一种说法是：

The phrase arose in the late 18th century, probably from an older proverb, "There's a black sheep in every flock."

这个短语出现于18世纪晚期，可能来源于一句古老的谚语，“每个群羊中都有一只黑的。”

Black sheep, in those days, were not as valuable as white sheep, because white wool could be dyed into any color while black wool was more limited. Thus, the black sheep was the unwelcome oddity in the flock.

在那个年代，黑羊没有白羊值钱，因为白色的羊毛可以被染成任何颜色，而黑色的羊毛则比较受限。因此，黑羊就是羊群中不受欢迎的异类。

【例句】

My uncle was the black sheep of the family and we were never encouraged to talk about him.

我叔叔是家里的败家子，从来没有人让我们谈论他。

She had different interests, and we stupidly thought of her as a black sheep.

她有不同的兴趣爱好，然后我们愚蠢地认为她是害群之马。

like sheep

盲从

【解释】

If people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking or deciding for themselves.

【例句】

If John says that something must be done, they do it. They just follow his orders like sheep.

如果约翰说必须做某事，他们就会做。他们就是盲目听从他的命令。

So many consumers are like sheep, buying the latest cars, computers, TVs, and the rest of it because the companies told them to.