每日一说051 | 俚语beat around the bush啥意思?

解析：“beat”的意思指“打，敲击”，“bush”的意思是“灌木丛”，字面意思理解这句俚语即是“绕着灌木丛敲击”。指不直接切入正题，也就是我们现在所说的“说话兜圈子，拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击”等。

Top Sentences 例句：

She is always  beating around  the  bush when she  is  talking  to  us , which  often makes  us  baffled.

她讲话总是拐弯抹角，常常让我们一头雾水。

Dialogue 对话：

Kevin: The so-called educated man called your names just now.

那个所谓的文化人刚刚在骂你。

Rose: How could he do this to me ? By the way , I didn't hear it.

他怎么能这样？顺便说下，我没有听到。

Kevin: He was  beating around  the bush  when cursing.

他拐弯抹角地诅咒你。

Rose: Damn it.

可恶的家伙。

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