【在生活中學習語言】Worm One’s Way out of (Doing) Something 找藉口推卻某事
Worm One’s Way out of (Doing) Something |
找藉口推卻某事 |
對話
Elizabeth：Are you going to help me with my cleaning today？
伊莉莎白：你今天會幫我打掃嗎？
Philip：Oh, I can't. I, uh... I have to go volunteer at the hospital. I promised them I would.
菲利浦：噢，我不行耶。我，呃……我要去醫院當義工。我答應過他們我會去。
Elizabeth：The hospital？You？
伊莉莎白：去醫院？你？
Philip：Yeah, I thought it would be a nice gesture.
菲利浦：是啊，我覺得這樣做是一種善意的舉動。
Elizabeth：You're not going to volunteer！You're just trying to worm your way out of helping me.
伊莉莎白：你才不是去當義工！你只是在找藉口不想幫我而已。
Philip：How could you say that？
菲利浦：你怎麼可以這樣講？
Elizabeth：You hate hospitals！And plus, you're obviously dressed to play basketball！
伊莉莎白：你很討厭醫院啊！而且看你這身打扮，分明就是要去打籃球！
Philip：Um, I told them I'd help them start a hospital basketball team.
菲利浦：呃，我跟他們說我會幫他們成立一支醫院的籃球隊。
Elizabeth：Nice try, but do you think I would believe that？
伊莉莎白：理由編得還不錯啦，不過你覺得我會相信你這套鬼話嗎？
延伸學習
俚語精解
．worm one's way out of（doing）something
worm在這裡作動詞用，worm one’s way是指「緩慢前進」或「悄悄地行走」，而worm one’s way out of（doing）something則表某人「找藉口推卻做某事」。
關鍵字詞
．cleaning n.打掃
例：My husband does most of the housing cleaning, while I do the cooking and laundry.（我老公負責大部分的打掃工作，而我則負責煮飯跟洗衣服。）
．volunteer vi.自願
例：After the devastating earthquake, many people volunteered to help in the disaster area.（這場毀滅性的地震過後，許多人自願到災區幫忙。）
＊devastating a.毀滅性的
＊disaster n.災難
．gesture n.表示╱手勢
例：We invited the new colleague to have lunch with us as a friendly gesture.（我們邀請新同事共進午餐，以示友善。）
．obviously adv.明顯地
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