He that handles pitch, shall foul his finger
He that handles pitch, shall foul his finger.近墨者黑。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。这是我们常用的成语。在英语里也有这样的说法，那就是：He that handles pitch, shall foul his finger.
Pitch，这个词有很多解释，在这里就解释为沥青。大家都知道，沥青就是漆黑的柏油。来看一个例句：It's as black as pitch in here, has anyone got a torch?这里一片漆黑，谁有手电筒？
Foul,在这里做动词，是弄脏，弄污，污染的意思。Foul这个词还可以解释为(足球等运动中)对...犯规。在足够比赛中经常听到解说员这样说：他因对另一队的守门员犯规而被罚下场。用英语表达就是：He was sent off for fouling the other team's goalkeeper.
handle就是触；摸；碰；拿的意思，想象一下，当手碰到了柏油的时候，手指当然也被弄污了。不就是表达了"近墨者黑"这样一层意思吗？
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