迷你对话学地道口语第528期:匆匆撤退,突然迅速放弃行动

（单词翻译）

　　Subject：I think they should cut and run.
迷你对话
A: Ben, what if stocks generally lower in value?
Ben，如果股票普遍下跌，怎么办？
B: Well, I think we should cut and run.
哦，我认为我们应该迅速退避不利局势。
地道表达
cut and run
1. 解词释义
Cut and run的字面意思是“砍断就跑”，比喻为“匆匆撤退”“在困难面前突然放弃努力”“为摆脱困境而放弃进一步的行动”。其应为解释为：to run away quickly。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. I hate to cut and run, but I have a meeting in15 minutes.
我真不愿意这么急匆匆地突然离开，但是我15分钟后有一个会议。
e.g. Hearing footsteps in the doorway¹, the thief cut and run.
听到门廊外的脚步声，那个贼仓皇逃走。
e.g. Wilbur decided² to cut and run when he heard the police sirens.
Wilbur听到警笛声的时候，决定马上就撤退。
e.g. As soon as I finish what I am doing here, I'm going to cut and run. I've got to get home by six o'clock.
我只要一做完这里的的事情，我马上就要走了，因为我必须在六点钟之前回到家。