英美人天天都在说的4000句 21:beat around (about) ...(在线收听

  [00:03]D:Your Majesty, I see no point in beating about the bush.
[00:08]I regret to inform you, sire, that the young lady has disappeared,
[00:12]leaving behind only this glass slipper.
[00:15]The Prince, sire, swears he'll marry none but the girl who fits this slipper.
[00:19]K:He said that, did he?
[00:22]Ha ha. He's given his word. We'll hold him to it.
[00:26]D:No, no, your Highness.
[00:28]I'll have nothing to do with it.

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