double-edged sword
有利有弊
Living in Vancouver is a double-edged sword. It is a beautiful city, but the cost of living there is so high !
生活在溫哥華有利有弊,它是一個美麗的城市,但是生活水平很高!
My boss is taking away my vacation time, but it's a double-edged sword, because he is also increasing my salary.
我老闆取消了我的假期,但這是有利有弊的,因為他準備給我加工資。
The intro
(Listening Comprehension)
Hey, it's Mr.Wong here. I hope you're doing well. Today we're gonna talk about the idiom "double-edged sword". Picture a sword that has two sharp edges, this phrase is used to describe something that can be both beneficial and problematic. It can also be used to describe something that has both good and bad parts or results. So If you say that something is a double-edged sword, you mean that it has negative effects as well as positive effects. Check it out !
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(這才是真正的學習過程)