"scratch your back" in Chinese (Traditional)
搔你的背幫你(表達)- 幫你一個忙
Definition
字面意思是用手或其他東西幫你的背搔癢。作為表達時,意指幫助某人或給對方一個人情,通常暗含希望對方日後回報。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
可以字面用法(真的搔背),也常用於『你幫我,我幫你』的語境。表達通常帶有互相幫忙、換取好處的意思,有時帶點私心。字面意思就是搔癢。
Examples
Can you scratch your back by yourself?
你能自己**搔你的背**嗎?
Sometimes it's hard to scratch your back without help.
有時沒有人幫忙很難**搔你的背**。
I will scratch your back if you help me with my homework.
如果你幫我寫作業,我就**幫你搔背**。
We all know the saying, 'If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.'
大家都知道那句話:“你**幫我搔背**,我幫你搔背。”
He offered to scratch her back at work so she'd support his idea later.
他主動**幫她搔背**,這樣她日後就會支持他的意見。
Politicians love to scratch each other's backs when it comes to favors.
政客們遇到好處時總喜歡**互相搔背**。