迷你對(duì)話
A: I am terribly sorry. I have gotten carried away.
實(shí)在對(duì)不起,你扯得太遠(yuǎn)了。
B: After all, we are proceeding the conference andyou are on behalf of all the employee, saysomething useful.
畢竟,我們?cè)陂_(kāi)會(huì),而你是代表員工啊!接著來(lái)吧,說(shuō)點(diǎn)有價(jià)值的東西吧。
地道表達(dá)
get carried away
1. 解詞釋義
Get carried away表示說(shuō)話的時(shí)候離了題,偏離了主題或主旨,也就是“扯遠(yuǎn)了”。是由于自己情緒激動(dòng)或失控而扯遠(yuǎn)了,說(shuō)得太多了,偏離主旨或主題。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. I'm sorry, I got carried away. Please, you tell me how you're doing.
不好意思,我說(shuō)的太多了。請(qǐng)告訴我你現(xiàn)在的近況如何?
e.g. The writer got carried away and ended up writing too much detail.
這個(gè)作家寫作太投入,結(jié)果寫了太多細(xì)節(jié)。
Ps 1: proceed the conference:開(kāi)會(huì),會(huì)議在進(jìn)行中
Ps 2:on behalf of的意思是“代表......,為......的利益”。例如:
She gave witness on behalf of the accused person.
她替被告作證。
I have enormous regard for his selflessness on behalf of his fellow man.
他能一心為同伴考慮,對(duì)此我感到無(wú)比崇敬。
They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees.
他們?yōu)楸痪辛粽呦虍?dāng)局求情。
He spoke on behalf of all the members of the faculty and staff.
他代表全體教職員工講了話。