迷你對話學地道口語第929期:插嘴
第一, 迷你對話
A: Please try to stop Tom’s talking. He’s been talking with me for a long time, and nobody can get a word in edgewise.
你去讓湯姆別說了。他已經說了很長時間了,別人都插不上話。
B: What is he talking about?
他在說什麼?
A: His vacation in Africa. It’s very boring.
在非洲的假日,很無聊。
B : OK. I know how to stop him.
好的,我知道怎麼做了。
第二, 地道表達
get a word in edgewise
1. 解詞釋義
Get a word in edgewise是指“有機會插話,在別人不停談論的時候插話”。此語也可以用作get a edgeways。
2. 拓展範例
e.g. You talked so much that I couldn't get in a word in edgewise.
你說的滔滔不絕,我根本插不上嘴。
e.g. Before I could get in a word in edgewise, he had finished the speech.
我還沒來得及插話,他已經做完演講了。