“一个巴掌拍不响”英文如何表达？

爱思英语编者按：中国有句俗话，“一个巴掌拍不响”，或说是“孤掌难鸣”，意思是一件事情发生，当时双方必然都有责任。

比如公司里老王和小张打架了，最后却发现是小张先骂人，然后老王动了手；

再比如公司里老狼和小兔好上了，最后却发现是小兔先抛媚眼，然后老狼上了船。

中国人基本都明白这句话，那么同样的道理，老外是否也明白呢？

他们也有一句话，叫“It takes two to tango”。Tango其实就是我们熟知的“探戈”，这句话的意思是“跳探戈要两个人”。那么，我们该如何理解这句话呢？一起来看看外教老师怎么教你的吧。

“It Takes Two to Tango”

- Philip Simpson

Latin dance has become very popular in China, with many young people deciding to take a sexy dance class instead of going to watch a movie. The tango is a dance that came from the northwest of Argentina, and is most famous for sometimes having dancers pass a rose from their mouth to their partner. “It takes two to tango” is a saying used to show that the blame for a bad situation should be shared by both people who took part.

E.g.

Jim: “His wife is always angry with him!”

Sue: “Well, it takes two to tango.”

一个巴掌拍不响

- Philip Simpson

拉丁舞在中国变得很流行。许多年轻人宁愿放弃看电影而去参加性感的舞蹈课。探戈是来自于阿根廷西北部的舞蹈，最出名的场景是舞者口含玫瑰并将它 传递给他的舞伴。“It takes two to tango”的意思是，如果因为两个人的共同参与而导致了一个困难状况的发生，那么这两个人都需要承 担责任。这就好像必须要有两个人一起才能跳舞一样。

比如

吉姆说:“他的妻子总是对他发脾气。”

苏答道:“一个巴掌拍不响啊!”