雅思閱讀材料之名著中的典故(8)

　　8.one's pound of flesh殘酷榨取;割肉還債

　　相信大家都看過莎士比亞的《威尼斯商人》。這里就不加以介紹。one's pound of flesh比喻to insist cruelly on repayment of what was borrowed，常用在have,demand,exact,want,ask for 等之后。

　　eg:If you borrow from the scoundredl,you may be sure he'll demand hhis pound of flesh.

　　Their boss pays the highest wages,but he wants his pound of flesh in return and makes them work very hard.