迷你對話學地道口語第2080期:拔腿就跑

情景對話：

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A: Tom, why did you turn tail when you saw me after school?

湯姆，放學後你爲什麼一看見我就掉頭跑掉了？

B: I'm sorry, mum. I just wanted...

對不起，媽媽，我只是想……

A : Wwhat?

想什麼？

B: I just wanted to play and i did not want to do my homework early.

我只是想玩玩，不想太早做作業。

詞海拾貝:

turn tail

exp. To run away or flee, usually in fear.（躲開，逃跑，掉頭拔腿就跑）

The burglars turned tail at the sound of our security alarm.

竊賊一聽到我們的安全警報就掉頭就跑。

e.g. I couldn't just turn tail and run but I wasn't going to fight that monster, either.

竊賊一聽到我們的安全警報就掉轉頭來。

e.g. Sometimes turning tail is the only sensible thing to do.

有時掉頭逃跑是唯一明智的做法。