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TAKE YOUR TIME?/ f# l3 h- W8 g! K9 J4 x
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我会说,HE ALWAYS PROCRASTINATE TO DO SOMETHING
"不要磨蹭"英语怎么说? 8 D. d" G% |! `3 [
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小孩子有时候如果不愿意做作业或不愿意按家长的意思做事时,他们往往有意在好的玩具上拖延时间, 父母会斥责他们"不要磨蹭" 。1 F' P; a" x p% `4 |2 ]* e) [+ ^
3 e |% C/ }" h4 R"不要磨蹭"以比较生动传神的英语是“Don't dilly dally"。dilly指"极好的东西", dally 指"浪费(时间)",合起来直译就是在好的东西上浪费时间。 8 x p9 l( ~2 D2 x 2 X) L$ M' z+ U) XExample :7 o; @1 Y4 E4 r
1. Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally." 0 H/ n7 L! }9 }2 T( d+ r! I2 O" F q$ \
2. Come on and get dressed to leave! We don't have time for you to dilly dally!