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迷你对话： A:I wonder if I can aske you a question. 我能问你一个问题吗？ B:Ask me a question? What do you want to know? 问我个问题？你想知道什么？ A:Well... er... it is just... just that I... 这个...... 呃...... 就是...... 就是我...... B:Just what? Stopbeating around the bush. Tell me what you want to know. 就是什么？别兜圈子了。告诉我想知道些什么。 A:I... er... I just want to know if you could lend me a few bucks. 我...... 呃....... 我就是想知道你能借点钱给我吗？ B:Lend you a few bucks? No way! Still remember the money you borrowed me last time? 借钱给你？没门！你还记得上次借钱的事情吗？ A:Yeah. But I... 记得。但是我...... 地道表达：beat around the bush 讲解：该习语意思是“说话兜圈子”或“说话拐弯抹角”。其中beat指“敲打”或“收索”，bush是“灌木丛”，beat aroud是“四处闲逛”“四处奔走”。那么beat aroung the bush字面意思就是“在灌木丛里走来去搜索东西”，这个是需要时间的。因此beat around the bush就比喻为：说话拐弯抹角，说话兜圈子。 |
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