第一， 迷你對話

A: What has happened? You got black and blue in the face.

怎么搞的，你臉上青一塊紫一塊的。

B: I fought with Bob.

我和鮑勃打了一架。

A: Terrible. How come?

糟透了，怎么會這樣呢？

B: I don’t want to mention it. But I’ll get back at him some day.

我不想再提了，但是我終有一天會報復他的。

第二， 地道表達

get back at

1. 解詞釋義

Get back at someone的字母意思是“返回到某人身上去”，引申為“報復某人”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I didn't write this book to get back at Henry Ford for firing me.

我寫這本書也不是為了要向亨利•福特報解雇我之仇。

e.g. My classmate played a joke on me, and next day I got back at him.

我的同學和我開了個玩笑，第二天我報復了他。

e.g. I got back at him for spreading those lies about me.

他散布謊言誹謗我，對此我進行了報復。

e.g. When my boy friend broke up with me, I dated his best friend to get back at him.

當我的男朋友跟我分手后，我開始跟他最要好的朋友約會以作報復。

第三， 咬文嚼字

black and blue ： 遍體鱗傷的；青一塊紫一塊的

e.g. After the fight, he was black and blue all over.

打架之后,他渾身青一塊紫一塊。

e.g. The smugglers pounced on him and beat him black and blue.

走私販們一擁而上，把他打得遍體鱗傷。

fight with sb.：與某人打架

e.g. They crowded around me, telling me that I had fought with two bullies.

他們把我圍住，告訴我說我打的是兩個欺軟怕硬的家伙。

e.g. They fought with all their might.

他們全力作戰。

第四， 口語短句

某人的臉上青一塊紫一塊的。

Sb. is black and blue in the face.