无聊约会中的“解困来电”
<p> 被家人逼着去相亲，为了能尽快脱身，你提前跟好友商量好，让他/她在15分钟后给你打电话，然后你就可以佯装有急事提前离开了。这样的事情有多少人经历过呢？在英语中，这样的电话叫<span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="call">call</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Escape">Escape</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="beep">beep</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feign">feign</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsatisfying">unsatisfying</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p><p> <span word="Escape">Escape</span> <span word="call">call</span>就是无聊会议期间接到事先安排好的同事来电，好让你佯装出紧急状况逃离那个会议；或是相亲过程中朋友打来将你从尴尬约会中救出的那通电话，我们统称为“解困来电”。</p><p> <span word="Reasons">Reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="various">various</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leaky">leaky</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>; <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p> 这种解困电话编出的由头很多，可以是假装邻居打来说你家水管漏水了，假装你妈妈来电说你姐姐生小孩了，或是假装老板来电要你立即赶过去帮忙等等。</p>
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