1.0https://www.digmandarin.comDig Mandarinhttps://www.digmandarin.com/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x3uiUEtYHt"><a href="https://www.digmandarin.com/flattering-chinese.html">Podcast #003: 拍马屁 Flattering in Chinese</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digmandarin.com/flattering-chinese.html/embed#?secret=x3uiUEtYHt" width="600" height="338" title="“Podcast #003: 拍马屁 Flattering in Chinese” — " data-secret="x3uiUEtYHt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.digmandarin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/flatter-in-chinese.jpg845449  Script 大家好！今天我们要学习一个很有意思的说法：拍马屁。生活中我们一般用“拍马屁”来形容奉承、讨好别人的行为，也就是flatter，lick somebody`s boots or to suck up somebody. 例如： 他为了升职，正在想方设法地拍老板的马屁。(He is working hard to flatter the boss to get that promotion.) 拍马屁的字面意思是Clap horse butt。但为什么呢？ 中国元朝的时候，蒙古族人都养马，当他们牵着马相遇时，常要拍拍对方马的屁股，表示尊敬。如果碰到好马，总喜欢拍着马屁股称赞一番。但是有的时候，有的人不论马好不好，都只说好话，奉承马的主人。后来人们就把这种奉承的行为称为“拍马屁”。 我们叫这些喜欢拍马屁的人“马屁精”。 好，这些就是这一次的内容。希望你喜欢！ Dàjiā hǎo! Jīntiān wǒmen yào xuéxí yīgè hěn yǒuyìsi de shuōfǎ: Pāimǎpì. Shēnghuó zhōng wǒmen yībān yòng “pāimǎpì” lái xíngróng fèngchéng, tǎohǎo biérén de xíngwéi, yě…