学个词 51:to sit on one's hands

 今天学的词组是to sit on one's hands. Sit on one's hands,的意思是按兵不动， 袖手旁观 。在美国国会11月中期选举之前，共和党人指责来自西维吉尼亚的民主党议员阿伦莫拉翰营私舞弊。报道说，莫拉翰没有按兵不动，He has not sat on his hands。他反击说，对他的批评是颠倒是非。 

说到拒不袖手旁观，美国首都华盛顿每年都要举行抗击艾滋病大游行，总有成千上万的人走上街头，They want to help raise money to fight AIDS, they can't sit on their hands。还有，美国前副总统戈尔前些日子亲自制作了一部呼吁保护环境的电影，An Inconvenient¹ Truth。顾名思义，戈尔要讲真话，He can't sit on his hands, 对全球气候变暖袖手旁观。 今天学的词组是to sit on one's hands...

1 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？