輕松日記商務(wù)職場(chǎng)篇第214期:拐彎抹角

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不要再拐彎抹角了!

beat around the bush 字面意思是：“在灌木叢中四處敲打”，這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)起源于古代有錢人家打獵時(shí)，都會(huì)雇用一個(gè)專門(mén)打草驚蛇的人，好讓真正的獵者能夠順利獵捕?，F(xiàn)在， 這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)的正確意思是：“旁敲側(cè)擊，說(shuō)話繞圈子”。因此，當(dāng)美國(guó)人說(shuō)"Stop beating around the bush!"時(shí)，他/她要表達(dá)的意思就是:"Please speak directly!"、"Don't equivocate!"、"Keep straightforward!"。

情景對(duì)白：
Shirley: Jane, stop beating around the bush! What do you really want to say?

雪莉：簡(jiǎn)，不要再拐彎抹角了!你到底想說(shuō)什么啊?

Jane: Well, frankly speaking, I want to borrow some money from you.

簡(jiǎn)：呃，坦率地說(shuō)，我想找你借點(diǎn)錢。

搭配句積累：
①What are you mumbling about?

你吞吞吐吐地想表達(dá)什么啊?

②You can speak frankly in front of me.

在我面前有話就直說(shuō)。

③Just tell me your true feelings.

告訴我你的真實(shí)想法。

④You talk a lot but I catch nothing.

你說(shuō)了一大堆，但我什么都沒(méi)聽(tīng)懂。

單詞：
1. equivocate vi. 說(shuō)模棱兩可的話

Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!

別跟我繞彎子--我問(wèn)的問(wèn)題直截了當(dāng)，回答也要直截了當(dāng)!

You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.

當(dāng)他們壓力過(guò)大時(shí)，你是可以辨別出來(lái)的，因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)支支吾吾、猶豫不決。

They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.

前者動(dòng)搖，后者堅(jiān)定，前者曖昧，后者明朗。

2. straightforward adj. 坦率的

A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.

巧言不如直說(shuō)。

His straightforward, modest manner took into camp everybody he knew.

他爽直而謙虛的態(tài)度使所有認(rèn)識(shí)他的人都上了當(dāng)。

He's a straightforward man and told everything he'd seen.

他是個(gè)直性子把看到的事兒都捅出來(lái)了。