ChinesePod

1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以身作则

yǐ shēn zuò zé

1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

Sample Sentences

这我也不大清楚。不过就是因为有文化差异，所以才想亲身体验嘛。就算不适应，对他们双方来说，也是一个相互了解和学习的过程。

zhè wǒ yě bùdà qīngchǔ 。bùguò jiùshì yīnwèi yǒu wénhuà chāyì ，suǒyǐ cái xiǎng qīnshēn tǐyàn ma 。jiùsuàn bù shìyìng ，duì tāmen shuāngfāng láishuō ，yě shì yī gè xiānghù liǎojiě hé xuéxí de guòchéng 。

I'm not so sure. At any rate, it's because of these cultural differences that he wants to have this experience. Even if they aren't suited to each other, for both of the parties involved, it's a process of mutual understanding and learning.

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我自己刚刚看完《山楂树之恋》，听说这本书是由美籍华人艾米根据好友静秋，也就是书的原作者的亲身经历写成的爱情故事。你不知道，看得我心酸死了。

wǒ zìjǐ gānggāng kàn wán shānzhāshùzhīliàn ，tīngshuō zhè běn shū shì yóu měijí huárén àimǐ gēnjù hǎoyǒu jìngqiū ，yějiùshì shū de yuán zuòzhě de qīnshēn jīnglì xiěchéng de àiqíng gùshi 。nǐ bù zhīdào ，kàn de wǒ xīnsuān sǐ le 。

I recently read ”Under the Hawthorn Tree“. I've heard that this book is written by a Chinese American named Ai Mi about her good friend Jingqiu. The love story is also based on the author's experience. You have no idea how heartbroken I was reading that.

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是啊。以前觉得这种事情只发生在小说里。没想到，自己也亲身经历了一次。

shì a 。yǐqián juéde zhèzhǒng shìqing zhǐ fāshēng zài xiǎoshuō lǐ 。méixiǎngdào ，zìjǐ yě qīnshēn jīnglì le yī cì 。

Yeah. Before I thought this kind of thing only happened in novels. I never imagined I would experience it myself.

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我呀，不管到什么地方，都要去亲身感受一下当地的摇滚乐因为我以前也搞过乐队。

wǒ yā ，bùguǎn dào shénme dìfang ，dōu yào qù qīnshēn gǎnshòu yīxià dāngdì de yáogǔnyuè yīnwèi wǒ yǐqián yě gǎo guo yuèduì 。

As for me, no matter where I go, I always like to experience the local rock scene firsthand, because I used to be in a band.

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说到偏激，有时候外国人的看法也有些片面、甚至偏激呢。不过，一旦有这样的情况，也会有很多外国朋友用自己在中国的亲身经历来反驳他们。其实，这也说明了只要我们把事情做好，别人一定会感受到的。

shuōdào piānjī ，yǒushíhou wàiguórén de kànfǎ yě yǒuxiē piànmiàn 、shènzhì piānjī ne 。bùguò ，yīdàn yǒu zhèyàng de qíngkuàng ，yě huì yǒu hěn duō wàiguópéngyou yòng zìjǐ zài Zhōngguó de qīnshēn jīnglì lái fǎnbó tāmen 。qíshí ，zhè yě shuōmíng le zhǐyào wǒmen bǎ shìqing zuò hǎo ，biérén yī dìng huì gǎnshòu dào de 。

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