3 T9 }# }8 i: q! }. h+ i小孩子有时候如果不愿意做作业或不愿意按家长的意思做事时,他们往往有意在好的玩具上拖延时间, 父母会斥责他们"不要磨蹭" 。- B" [, j2 h- s2 Q6 |+ S
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"不要磨蹭"以比较生动传神的英语是“Don't dilly dally"。dilly指"极好的东西", dally 指"浪费(时间)",合起来直译就是在好的东西上浪费时间。6 ?$ f1 T- i- A0 b/ m+ F
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1. Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally." 4 z8 m2 h8 z# `/ m, A f" M; i. I) u8 P
2. Come on and get dressed to leave! We don't have time for you to dilly dally!