‘是他對我不仁在先，不要怪我對他不義’ 的英語表達方式 - No. 102

 He was unfair to me first, so don't blame me for treating him the same way.

A. 生活化、口語化的說法

主要表達方式：

• "He was unfair to me first, so don't blame me for treating him the same way."
  「他先對我不公平，所以不要怪我用同樣方式對待他。」

• "He started it, so don't blame me for fighting back."
  「他先開始的，所以不要怪我反擊。」

• "If he wants to play dirty, two can play that game."
  「如果他要玩陰的，這個遊戲兩個人都能玩。(既然他要耍賤招，那我就奉陪到底。)」

更口語的說法：

• "He had it coming after what he did to me."
  「他對我做了那些事後，這是他自找的。」

• "What goes around comes around - he treated me badly first."
  「善惡有報，他先對我不好。」

• "An eye for an eye - he started this whole thing."
  「以眼還眼，(是)他開始(挑起)了這整件事。」

B. 客氣、有禮貌的說法

• "Given that he was the first to act inappropriately toward me, I believe my response is justified."
  「考慮到他是第一個對我行為不當的人，我相信我的回應是合理的。」

• "Since he initiated the unfair treatment, I don't feel obligated to maintain a higher standard in my dealings with him."
  「既然他主動開始(啟)了不公平的對待，我覺得沒有義務在與他打交道時保持更高的(道德)標準。」

• "I'm merely responding in kind to the treatment I received from him initially."
  「我只是以同樣的方式回應他最初給我的對待。」

• "His prior conduct toward me has unfortunately necessitated a reciprocal approach on my part."
  「他之前對我的行為不幸地(促)使我有必要採取對等的方式。」

C. 中文學習者容易犯的錯誤

❌ 錯誤說法：

• "He no kindness to me first, don't blame me no righteousness to him."
  「他對我不仁在先，不要怪我對他不義。」
  

  具體錯誤點及解釋：

  • He no kindness →
    • 語法錯誤：缺少動詞，應為 He showed no kindness 或 He wasn't kind
    • 名詞 kindness 不能直接作謂語
  • to me first →
    • first 位置錯誤，應為 He wasn't kind to me first
  • don't blame me no righteousness →
    • 雙重否定錯誤：don't 和 no 造成語法混亂
    • 應為 don't blame me for not being righteous
  • righteousness → 用詞過於正式且帶宗教色彩，不適合日常對話

• "He not good to me before, so I not good to him also."
  「他之前對我不好，所以我對他也不好。」
  

  具體錯誤點及解釋：

  • He not good →
    • 語法錯誤：缺少系動詞 was，應為 He wasn't good
  • I not good to him →
    • 同樣缺少系動詞，應為 I'm not good to him
  • also 位置錯誤 →
    • 應放在動詞後或句中，如 I'm also not good to him 或 I won't be good to him either
  • 整體表達過於簡化，不符合英語表達習慣

• "He no mercy first, I no justice back."
  「他沒有仁慈在先，我沒有正義回擊。」
  

  具體錯誤點及解釋：

  • He no mercy →
    • 語法錯誤：缺少動詞，應為 He showed no mercy
  • I no justice back →
    • 語法完全錯誤：缺少動詞和正確結構
    • back 用法錯誤，應為 in return 或 either
  • mercy 和 justice →
    • 用詞過於抽象和正式，不適合描述日常人際關係
    • 語境不當，這些詞通常用於法律或道德哲學語境

✅ 正確說法：

• "He was unfair to me first, so don't blame me for treating him the same way." 「他先對我不公平，所以不要怪我用同樣方式對待他。」

常見錯誤解析：

1. 不要直譯「不仁不義」，要用英語習慣的表達
2. 要用完整的句子結構和正確的時態
3. 用 "unfair" 或 "treated me badly" 來表達不好的對待

D. 相關單字與片語說明

報復相關慣用語：

• An eye for an eye - 以眼還眼
  "Some people believe in an eye for an eye."
  「有些人相信(要)以眼還眼。」

• What goes around comes around - 善惡有報
  "Don't worry about him - what goes around comes around."
  「別擔心他，善惡有報。」

• Two can play that game - 這個遊戲兩人都能玩 / 我也可以和她玩一樣的
  "If she wants to be rude, two can play that game."
  「如果她要粗魯，這個遊戲兩人都能玩。」

• Tit for tat - 以牙還牙
  "Their relationship became a series of tit for tat arguments."
  「他們的關係(之間)變成了一系列以牙還牙的爭論。」

開始/主動的表達：

• He started it - 是他先開始的
  "Don't look at me - he started it!"
  「別看我，是他先開始的！」

• He threw the first punch - 他先動手的（比喻）
  "I was just defending myself - he threw the first punch."
  「我只是在自衛，(是)他先動手的。」

• He initiated it - 他主動開始的
  "I didn't want this conflict, but he initiated it."
  「我不想要(這個)衝突，但是他主動開始的。」

反擊相關用語：

• Fight back - 反擊
  "Sometimes you have to fight back."
  「有時候你必須反擊。」

• Get even - 報復/扯平
  "I'm going to get even with him."
  「我要報復(討回公道)他。」

• Give someone a taste of their own medicine - 以其人之道還治其人之身
  "It's time to give him a taste of his own medicine."
  「是時候以其人之道還治其人之身了。」

公平/不公平相關：

• Unfair /ʌnˈfɛr/ - 不公平的
  "His criticism was completely unfair."
  「他的批評完全不公平。」

• Justified - 有道理的/合理的
  "Your anger is completely justified."
  「你的憤怒完全合理。」

• Reciprocal  - 相互的/對等的
  "This requires a reciprocal response."
  「這需要對等的回應。」

自找的/應得的表達：

• He had it coming - 他自找的/他自作自受
  "After all those lies, he had it coming."
  「說了那麼多謊後，這是他自找的。」

• He deserves it - 他活該
  "He deserves whatever happens to him."
   「無論發生什麼他都活該。」

E. 練習範例

• 範例 1：
  "I didn't want to spread rumors about him, but since he started talking behind my back first, don't blame me for defending myself the same way."
  「我不想散布關於他的謠言，但既然他先在背後說我壞話，就不要怪我用同樣的方式自衛(保護自己)。」
  
  
• 範例 2：
  "My coworker has been taking credit for my work for months, so when I finally spoke up in the meeting, he had it coming - he started this whole situation."
  「我同事幾個月來一直搶我的功勞，所以當我終於在會議上(把事情)說出來時，這是他自找的 - 是他開始這整個情況(整件事) 的。」
  
  
• 範例 3：
  "I know it seems petty, but if she wants to exclude me from group activities, two can play that game - she was unfair to me first."
  「我知道這看起來很小家子氣，但如果她想把我排除在團體活動之外，那我也可以和她玩一樣的 - 是她先對我不公平的。」