A: Please try to stop Tom’s talking. He’s been talking with me for a long time, and nobody can get a word in edgewise.

　　你去让汤姆别说了。他已经说了很长时间了，别人都插不上话。

　　B: What is he talking about?

　　他在说什么？

　　A: His vacation in Africa. It’s very boring.

　　在非洲的假日，很无聊。

　　B : OK. I know how to stop him.

　　好的，我知道怎么做了。

　　第二， 地道表达

　　get a word in edgewise

　　1. 解词释义

　　Get a word in edgewise是指“有机会插话，在别人不停谈论的时候插话”。此语也可以用作get a edgeways。

　　2. 拓展范例

　　e.g. You talked so much that I couldn't get in a word in edgewise.

　　你说的滔滔不绝,我根本插不上嘴。

　　e.g. Before I could get in a word in edgewise, he had finished the speech.

　　我还没来得及插话,他已经做完演讲了。