轻松日记商务职场篇 第224期:搪塞

核心句型：
Don't give me the runaround again.
别再拿话搪塞我了。
give someone the runaround 是一句比较流行的美式习惯用语，单看runaround是由run和around组合而来，可联想为“领着别人到处跑”，进而引申为“回避，搪塞”，所以这个短语的意思是：“敷衍塞责，搪塞某人”。因此，当美国人说"Don't give me the runaround again."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't stall me off with such unreasonable excuses."、"Don't just pay lip-service to me."。
情景对白：
Client: Just tell me when your company will pay off the project money. Don't give me the runaround again.
客户：直接告诉我你们公司什么时候付清工程尾款吧。别再拿话搪塞我了。
Lisa: Sorry, our boss is not here now.
利萨：抱歉，我们老板现在不在。
搭配句积累：
①I want to know exactly the delivery time.
我想要知道交货的确切时间。
②We will arrange for you as soon as possible.
我们会尽快为你安排。
③I just want to know whether you agree or disagree.
我只想知道你到底同意不同意。
④Once more, I want to return this instrument. Can I?
再说一遍，我想退掉这台仪器。行不行？
单词：
runaround n. 回避，搪塞
Well, getting a runaround is a symptom of a problem.
好吧，得到借口是有问题的征兆。
It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
一想到对她的推诿她就有气。
Otherwise, they'll think that you're blowing them off or giving them the runaround.
否则，他们可能会觉得你是不是在回避他们。