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替罪羊

tì zuì yáng · ti zui yang

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Meaning

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  1. scapegoat
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Who broke the machine?

  1. Dengdeng

    咖啡机(kāfēijī)坏(huài)了(le)，老板(lǎobǎn)在(zài)生气(shēngqì)。

    The coffee machine is broken, and the boss is angry.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)谁(shéi)弄坏(nònghuài)的(de)？

    Who broke it?

  3. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)都(dōu)说(shuō)是(shì)我(wǒ)。我(wǒ)又(yòu)成(chéng)了(le)替罪羊(tìzuìyáng)。

    They all say it was me. I'm the scapegoat again.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)替罪羊(tìzuìyáng)，我(wǒ)看见了(kànjiànle)，是(shì)小王(xiǎowáng)弄坏(nònghuài)的(de)。

    You're not the scapegoat. I saw it. Xiao Wang broke it.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)再(zài)做(zuò)替罪羊(tìzuìyáng)。

    Great! I don't want to be the scapegoat again.

  6. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)明天(míngtiān)你(nǐ)要(yào)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)洗(xǐ)杯子(bēizi)。

    But tomorrow you have to help me wash the cups.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)被(bèi)公(gōng)司(sī)当(dàng)成(chéng)了(le)替(tì)罪(zuì)羊(yáng)，承(chéng)担(dān)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He was made a scapegoat by the company and took all the blame.

02

在(zài)团(tuán)队(duì)失(shī)败(bài)时(shí)，他(tā)不(bú)愿(yuàn)做(zuò)替(tì)罪(zuì)羊(yáng)。

When the team failed, he was unwilling to be the scapegoat.

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