A taste of your own medicine 以其人之道，还治其人之身
A man administers a special medicine – a small, live fish – to a woman with asthma in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Photo/Mahesh Kumar A/AP
今日小常识
Each year, approximately 70,000 people with asthma and other breathing difficulties attend a meeting in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. They each swallow a small live fish, which is believed to help cure breathing problems.
每年有大约7万名哮喘和其他有呼吸困难疾病的患者前来印度南部城市海德拉巴,参加一个会议。会议期间每个患者都会活吞一条小鱼，据信这种方法有助于治疗呼吸困难。
今日短语
短语 'a taste of your own medicine' 的意思是你曾经怎么样对待别人，现在别人也用同样的方式对待你，让你自尝苦果，以其人之道，还治其人之身。
例句
Now you see how it feels to have someone call you names! You are getting a taste of your own medicine!
He got a taste of his own medicine when she decided to turn up late.
请注意
另一个短语 'laughter is the best medicine' 意思是笑能治病，笑能养身，其实就是汉语里的所谓笑一笑十年少。
