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迷你对话学地道口语第729期:拖延时间

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 Subject: I think we should try to buy more time.

迷你对话A: The singer Bush hasn’t appeared yet. But it’s her turn now.
歌手bush现在还没出现，现在已经轮到他了。
B: Don’t worry. I think we should try to buy more time.
别担心，我想我们应该设法拖延时间。
地道表达buy time1. 解词释义Buy time字面意思是“购买时间”，比喻为“拖延时间”。其英文解释为：to postpone1 an event hoping that the situation will improve。
2. 拓展例句e.g. She tried to buy time by doing a lot of talk.
她企图以滔滔不绝的谈话来拖延时间。
e.g. The union leader is trying to buy time by prolonging the negotiation2.
工会的领袖企图以延长谈判过程来拖延时间。
e.g. Maybe I can buy some time by asking the judge for a continuance.
也许我可以叫法官休庭一会儿来拖延时间。
Ps ：表示“轮到某人做某事了”，可以这样说：It is one’s turn to do something.例如：
Is it your turn to serve the ball? 该你发球了吗?

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1 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
2 negotiation FGWxc     
n.谈判，协商
参考例句：
  • They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
  • The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

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