4 x) d) \- y- |8 J2 Q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" 。 / E- ~1 _& t% t% h: c+ y7 e' m * R7 n. e/ c2 [8 G$ Q' B"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。8 ]0 Z% ?( |+ K9 P
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Example : . Z I, E: B# |$ H+ r0 ~9 L3 I1. Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally." % ]4 O4 R ^% X: }& m9 O4 n# S! H0 E* L% i
2. Come on and get dressed to leave! We don't have time for you to dilly dally!