2016每日高頻英語(yǔ)六級(jí)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)58

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A: Please try to stop Tom’s talking. He’s been talkingwith me for a long time, and nobody can get a wordin edgewise.
    你去讓湯姆別說(shuō)了。他已經(jīng)說(shuō)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了,別人都插不上話(huà)。
    B: What is he talking about?
    他在說(shuō)什么?
    A: His vacation in Africa. It’s very boring.
    在非洲的假日,很無(wú)聊。
    B : OK. I know how to stop him.
    好的,我知道怎么做了。
    【解詞釋義】
    Get a word in edgewise是指“有機(jī)會(huì)插話(huà),在別人不停談?wù)摰臅r(shí)候插話(huà)”。此語(yǔ)也可以用作get aedgeways。