Whose Ox Is Gored——看法不同

** offense or injury to me personally is more real than when it concerns others; an event will be seen differently depending on the viewer's self-interest or personal involvement

~~誰會受傷；看法不同；視情況而定；在某情況下誰在受苦或遭受損失

~~ whose ox is being gored; whose ox gets gored; depending on circumstances; depending on the situation; according to the circumstances; it remains to be seen

!! Old Testament Exodus 21. 28-32: “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death ... owner of the bull will not be held responsible.”Goring an ox is seen in a matador event.

《舊約 · 出埃及記》廿一章廿八至三十二節：“如果公牛將一個男人或一個女人刺死，那麼公牛必須被石頭砸死……公牛的主人將不承擔責任。”在鬥牛比賽中可以看到用劍刺牛。

!! The basic idea is: if it's my ox, I care; if it's someone else's, I don't care. We are more likely to feel offended by a comment or action when it is directed against our own interests, and not otherwise.

基本的想法是：如果這是我的牛，我在乎；如果是別人的，我不在乎。當評論或行動損害我們的利益時，我們有可能感到被冒犯了，相反則不是。

>> We would consider it inappropriate to call the president a 'pig-faced liar,' if we support that president, but if otherwise, we would likely overlook it–really depending on whose ox is gored.

如果我們支持那位總統，我們會認為稱總統為“豬臉騙子”是不合適的；但相反的，我們可能會不在乎它──實際上要看誰會受傷。

>> The loss of my old photographs has a much bigger value than the insurance company reimbursed me; they are irreplaceable; it all depends on whose ox is gored!

遺失我的舊照片比保險報銷的價值要大得多，他們是不可替代的；每個人的看法不同！

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師

李啓文 教授