“拐弯抹角说话”英语怎么说？
<p>今天我们要来说一个地道的英文习语： <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span></p><p>这个短语中 <span word="beat">beat</span>是 “敲打，拍打”, <span word="bush">bush</span> 是 “灌木丛”，但这个短语现在的意思并不是 “敲打灌木丛”的意思，而是表示一个人说话 “拐弯抹角，东拉西扯，不直奔主题”。据说以前的猎人为了把狼引出，故意用敲打灌木丛--这种“旁敲侧击”的方式，来实现自己的目的。久而久之，<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>就逐渐演变成“兜圈子、绕弯子”的说法方式。</p><p>例句学习</p><p>1. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p>你就直说吧，不要拐弯抹角的。</p><p>2. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p><p>他没有回答我的问题，而是跟我兜起圈子来了。</p><p>3. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p>坦率地说，我最后还是把钱给他了。</p><p>扩展学习</p><p>在英语表达中，还有很多说法可以用来表达这个意思。</p><p>1. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p><p>不要绕弯子（<span word="about">about</span>=<span word="around">around</span>）</p><p>2. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p>请直奔主题。</p><p>3. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p>请坦白直说。（摊牌）</p><p>4. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mince">mince</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p>说话别这么婉转了好吗?</p>
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