⭐今日表达⭐

carrot and stick

字面意思：

胡萝卜和棒子

引申意思：

萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱；软硬兼施；奖励和惩罚

⭐解释⭐

a way of trying to persuade someone to do sth by offering them sth good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not

⭐精选例句⭐

Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children.

有时候，对我的小孩我只能软硬兼施了。

resort /rɪˈzɔːrt/ v.采用，诉诸，求助；常说resort to…

approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ n.方式

《惩罚者》The Punisher台词：

A: Rafi was here to make sure I toe the line. He's a black belt in carrot and stick.

Rafi来是为了确保我能听从命令，他可是胡萝卜加大棒的高手。

B: Nice guy to have watching your back.

有他罩着你真好。

make sure 确保

toe n.脚趾；脚尖；v.用脚尖走路

toe the line 听从命令；遵守规则

a black belt （柔道、空手道等运动中显示已达到很高水平的）黑腰带

be a black belt in sth 在某方面是高手

watch sb’s back 罩着某人

《特工卡特》Agent Carter台词：

My boss and I, we used to have this routine to get suspects to turn. He was the carrot, and I was the stick. He spoke smoothly, and I didn't speak at all.

我的老大和我，我们以前有个撬开嫌犯嘴的惯用办法。他当萝卜， 我当大棒。他说好话，我不说话。

routine /ruːˈtiːn/ n.程序；例行公事；日常工作

suspect  /səˈspekt/ v.怀疑；/ˈsʌspekt/ n.嫌疑人

smoothly adv.平静地；顺利地；平稳地