時差N小時:挖出真相 Get To The Bottom Of

When we want to investigate why something hashappened, it is not enough to just look at thesuperficial connections. Instead, we try to discoverthe underlying causes. For example, if the workersat a factory are on strike, we want to know what thereasons are that lie below their actions, that give riseto their discontent. We are looking for somethingbasic at the very beginning level of a problem ormystery. Everything else builds upon thatfoundation.

當(dāng)我們調(diào)查一些事情發(fā)生的原因時，只看表面的聯(lián)系是不夠的。相反，我們要努力找出深層次的原因。例如，如果一家工廠的工人舉行罷工活動，我們要知道是什么原因?qū)е铝肆T工，是什么原因造成了他們的不滿。我們在問題或難題出現(xiàn)之初就尋找其根本原因。一切都建立在這個基礎(chǔ)之上。

Therefore, when we say that we want to "get to the bottom of" something, it means we want todig deeply (using brain power and words, not shovels) to the most fundamental root causes ofa problem or mystery. Wewant to know the truth. Only then can we feel truly satisfied that weunderstand what is really going on.

因此，當(dāng)我們說，我們要“挖出真相”的時候，它意味著我們要深入挖掘(使用腦力或者言辭而不是鏟子之類的具體工具)該問題或難題的根源。我們想知道事情的真相。只有這樣我們才能真正感到滿意——因為我們明白究竟是怎么回事了。