You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我！

You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我！ Play audio file 内容简介 菲菲刚度假归来。在和同事 Rob 谈及假期时，菲菲说她爬上了珠穆朗玛峰。Rob 觉得菲菲没那个体力，肯定是在骗他。说到这里 Rob 用了 you are pulling my leg 这个表达，什么意思呢？请听节目。

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大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《》节目。我是冯菲菲。

Rob

… and hello, I'm Rob. So , how was your holiday – did you go anywhere special?

Yes, I did. I went walking.

Rob

Very healthy. So, where did you go?

Oh, I walked up Mount Everest…. It was tough and cold but I made it.

Rob

Errr… you walked up Mount Everest – the highest mountain in the world – are you sure?

Rob 不相信我登上了珠穆朗玛峰。You don't think I'm fit enough to do it, do you?

Rob

No no no, it's just… oh come on , you're pulling my leg.

I'm not even touching you.

Rob

No, I don't mean you're actually pulling my leg – I mean you're lying aren't you – you're joking with me?

原来 pull someone’s leg 这个英语表达的意思是在开玩笑时故意哄骗或逗某人玩。所以，Rob 说我在逗他玩儿，因为他觉得我根本没有爬上珠穆朗玛峰的能力。不过我是真的在骗他吗？

Rob

Come on , stop teasing me – you didn't do it.

I did. I'll show you some photos. But let me hear some more examples of the phrase in action first.

Examples

A: So I got to the restaurant and sat down at my table and guess who was sitting on at the next table – George Clooney!

B: You're pulling my leg!

I was pulling his leg when I said I was going to marry Jenny but he believed me and bought me a present!

Oh stop pulling my leg – you can't have won the lottery, you didn't even buy a ticket!

表达 pull someone’s leg 的意思就是愚弄、哄骗某人，但请大家记住这种哄骗都是开玩笑的、无恶意的行为。Look at this photo Rob, you can see how much snow there was on Everest – and look, there's me on top.

Rob

Hold on – this is a trick photo – you had this taken in one of those photo-booths where you stand in front of a big screen. You're not pulling my leg!

Ooo… ouch… 我的大腿肌肉好像抻到了。

Rob

It looks like you've pulled something in your own leg – a muscle perhaps! Who's the fool now?

OK, I didn't walk up Everest – I was teasing you but you almost believed me!

Rob

Didn't.

Did!

Rob

Did not.

Did.