笨小孩口語廣播(28)拐彎抹角

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Once I read an article, It says that compared with the western countries, It seems quite vague when Chinese are asking for help. 有人說了中國人和西方人相比,說話的時(shí)候總是拐彎抹角,那么拐彎抹角到底怎么表達(dá)?今天我們就來學(xué)習(xí)!
    1. Don't beat around the bush! 不要拐彎抹角!
    bush:灌木,灌木叢.那么beat around the bush 的意思就是拐彎抹角的意思!
    不要拐彎抹角:Don't beat around the bush!比如給大家一個(gè)例子:
    Sally, you look so cool today!
    Congratulations on your success!
    You have set a good example for us!
    I admire you so much!
    You will have a bright future!
    說了一大堆之后,sally 可能要打斷我的話,說:
    To be frank, what do you want, Andy?
    Eh, can you lend me some money?
    Well, that is the point you want to say. As for money, No way! You are wasting the money on a lot of nonsense! I will not lend you again.
    所以了,奉勸大家,以后做事說話還是直接一點(diǎn)好!
    記清這句話:Don't beat around the bush!
    2.It is a long story! 一言難盡!
    我們剛才學(xué)習(xí)了一句:Don't beat around the bush! 不要拐彎抹角!但是在某些情況下我們是沒有辦法一兩句話就可以把事情說清楚的,因?yàn)槲覀冇辛诉@樣的一句話:It is a long story! 真是一言難盡呀!
    for example:
    You are getting on well. How did you start?
    It is a long story.高興的
    How comes you broke up?
    It is a long story.悲傷的
    當(dāng)然我們這個(gè)句子的字面意思仍然保存,這是一個(gè)很長的故事!
    比如說:這個(gè)小說長嗎?It is a long story.
    Usually it means that you meet with some trouble and it is hard for you to tell within just a few words. It is a long story.
    Finally, andy would like to raise a question: do you have a long story to tell? come to andy,but make sure that You shouldn't beat around the bush!