迷你對(duì)話：

A:I wonder if I can aske you a question.

我能問你一個(gè)問題嗎,？

B:Ask me a question? What do you want to know?

問我個(gè)問題？你想知道什么,？

A:Well... er... it is just... just that I...

這個(gè)...... 呃...... 就是...... 就是我......

B:Just what? Stopbeating around the bush. Tell me what you want to know.

就是什么,？別兜圈子了。告訴我想知道些什么,。

A:I... er... I just want to know if you could lend me a few bucks.

我...... 呃....... 我就是想知道你能借點(diǎn)錢給我嗎？

B:Lend you a few bucks? No way! Still remember the money you borrowed me last time?

借錢給你,？沒門,！你還記得上次借錢的事情嗎？

A:Yeah. But I...

記得,。但是我......

地道表達(dá)：beat around the bush

講解：該習(xí)語意思是“說話兜圈子”或“說話拐彎抹角”,。其中beat指“敲打”或“收索”，bush是“灌木叢”,，beat aroud是“四處閑逛”“四處奔走”,。那么beat aroung the bush字面意思就是“在灌木叢里走來去搜索東西”，這個(gè)是需要時(shí)間的,。因此beat around the bush就比喻為：說話拐彎抹角,，說話兜圈子。