愉悦口语:第667期 拖延还能这样说

 讲解文本：

kick¹ the can down the road 拖着不解决问题，缓兵之计，走一步看一步

Mike does not want to do it. He just kicks² the can down the road every day.

麦克根本就不想做，他就是每天拖着。

You are just kicking³ the can down the road.

你这样只是在拖延而已。

1 kick   

n.踢；冲刺；反冲；钱包；反对；极大兴趣；vt.踢；对自己生气；戒除；vi.踢；反抗；充满活力的运作；反冲；冲刺

参考例句：

• Don't kick the ball into the road.不要把球踢到马路上。
• If the new actor is no good,kick him out. 如果那个新来的演员不怎么样就让他走.

2 kicks   

n.（毒品或酒精的）效力( kick的名词复数 )；精力；极度兴奋v.踢( kick的第三人称单数 )；踢蹬，踢（腿）；（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动

参考例句：

• Never walk behind a horse in case it kicks out (at you). 千万不要走在马后，它会踢你的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Two policemen gave him bashes and kicks after he was arrested. 他被捕后，两个警察对他拳打脚]踢。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 kicking   

n.反撞；（发动机）开动；推出（平面调车）；逆转v.踢( kick的现在分词 )；踢蹬，踢（腿）；（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动

参考例句：

• The club was really kicking last night. 昨晚俱乐部真是热闹非凡。
• The mother was taken to court for kicking the children around. 那位母亲因虐待孩子被送交法院。 来自《简明英汉词典》