轻松日记商务职场篇223:搪塞

 　　核心句型：

　　Don't give me the runaround again.

　　别再拿话搪塞我了。

　　give someone the runaround 是一句比较流行的美式习惯用语，单看runaround是由run和around组合而来，可联想为“领着别人到处跑”，进而引申为“回避，搪塞”，所以这个短语的意思是：“敷衍塞责，搪塞某人”。因此，当美国人说"Don't give me the runaround again."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't stall me off with such unreasonable¹ excuses."、"Don't just pay lip-service to me."。

　　情景对白：

　　Client: Just tell me when your company will pay off the project money. Don't give me the runaround again.

　　客户：直接告诉我你们公司什么时候付清工程尾款吧。别再拿话搪塞我了。

　　Lisa: Sorry, our boss is not here now.

　　利萨：抱歉，我们老板现在不在。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I want to know exactly the delivery time.

　　我想要知道交货的确切时间。

　　②We will arrange for you as soon as possible.

　　我们会尽快为你安排。

　　③I just want to know whether you agree or disagree.

　　我只想知道你到底同意不同意。

　　④Once more, I want to return this instrument. Can I?

　　再说一遍，我想退掉这台仪器。行不行？

　　单词：

　　runaround n. 回避，搪塞

　　Well, getting a runaround is a symptom of a problem.

　　好吧，得到借口是有问题的征兆。

　　It irks her to think of the runaround she received.

　　一想到对她的推诿她就有气。

　　Otherwise, they'll think that you're blowing them off or giving them the runaround.

　　否则，他们可能会觉得你是不是在回避他们。

1 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。