350. Einstein also took time off from casually revising his equations to engage in an awkward fandango (方丹戈雙人舞) with his competitor Hilbert.
譯文 愛(ài)因斯坦偶爾也會(huì)在修訂方程式時(shí)抽身出來(lái)，同他的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手希爾伯特一起跳一支奇怪的方丹戈雙人舞。
點(diǎn)睛 本句中take time off from...意為“從……中抽出時(shí)間”。from后面接名詞或動(dòng)詞-ing形式。revise意為“校正，修訂”。engage in意為“參加”。
考點(diǎn)歸納 關(guān)于engage的短語(yǔ)歸納：
be engaged in/engage oneself in都意為“從事于；忙于”。如：
The businessman was engaged in developing a new market. 那個(gè)商人正忙于開(kāi)發(fā)新的市場(chǎng)。
engage for意為“保證；對(duì)……負(fù)責(zé)”。如：
I'm sorry. It is more than I can engage for。我很抱歉，這事超出了我的擔(dān)保范圍。
engage with意為“交戰(zhàn)；與……接洽”。如：
At present, the professor was engaged with the revision of the dictionary. 最近，那位教授還在忙于修訂那部詞典。
engage on意為“從事；開(kāi)始”。如：
That is impossible to engage on such things. 從事這種事情是不可能的。
engage (oneself) to sb.意為“和……訂婚”。如：
John has engaged himself to Mary. 約翰和瑪麗訂婚了。
