迷你對話學地道口語第528期:匆匆撤退,突然迅速放棄行動
Subject：I think they should cut and run.
迷你對話
A: Ben, what if stocks generally lower in value?
Ben，如果股票普遍下跌，怎麼辦？
B: Well, I think we should cut and run.
哦，我認爲我們應該迅速退避不利局勢。
地道表達
cut and run
1. 解詞釋義
Cut and run的字面意思是“砍斷就跑”，比喻爲“匆匆撤退”“在困難面前突然放棄努力”“爲擺脫困境而放棄進一步的行動”。其應爲解釋爲：to run away quickly。
2. 拓展範例
e.g. I hate to cut and run, but I have a meeting in15 minutes.
我真不願意這麼急匆匆地突然離開，但是我15分鐘後有一個會議。
e.g. Hearing footsteps in the doorway, the thief cut and run.
聽到門廊外的腳步聲，那個賊倉皇逃走。
e.g. Wilbur decided to cut and run when he heard the police sirens.
Wilbur聽到警笛聲的時候，決定馬上就撤退。
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.
我只要一做完這裏的的事情，我馬上就要走了，因爲我必須在六點鐘之前回到家。
