【句子】You wanna get ahead? Don't play by the rules.  【Modern Family S3E18】

【发音】/juː/ /ˈwɒn.ə/ /ˈwɑː.nə/ /get/ /əˈhed/ /dəʊnt/ /pleɪ/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /ruːlz/

【发音技巧】get ahead连读+闪音；Don't play失去爆破；

【翻译】你们想获得优势的话，就别按照规矩办事。

【适用场合】

今天我们主要来学习一下play by the rules这个短语的用法。

它可以指：“遵守规则”；to deal fairly and honestly with people；

在口语中你也可以说follow the rules，也是近义表达；

eg: If you want to join the game, you have to play by the rules.

如果你想参加这个游戏，那就必须得遵守规则。

eg: The company insists on playing by the rules to avoid legal issues.

这家公司坚持合规操作，以避免法律问题。

eg: Life isn't fair -- playing by the rules won't always get you ahead.

生活不公平，守规矩的人未必能够成功。

eg: If you want to write for this paper, kid, you're going to have to play by the rules!

如果你小子想给这份报纸写文章，那么你就得守规矩！

eg: She's always been attracted to the bad boys who don't play by the rules.

她向来就是喜欢那些不守规矩的坏小子。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

You know how we conduct business here, and I expect you all to play by the rules in the future.