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When we want to investigate why something has happened, it is not enough to just look at the superficial connections. Instead, we try to discover the underlying causes. For example, if the workers at a factory are on strike, we want to know what the reasons are that lie below their actions, that give rise to their discontent. We are looking for something basic at the very beginning level of a problem or mystery. Everything else builds upon that foundation.
當我們調查一些事情發生的原因時，只看表面的聯系是不夠的。相反，我們要努力找出深層次的原因。例如，如果一家工廠的工人舉行罷工活動，我們要知道是什么原因導致了罷工，是什么原因造成了他們的不滿。我們在問題或難題出現之初就尋找其根本原因。一切都建立在這個基礎之上。
Therefore, when we say that we want to "get to the bottom of" something, it means we want to dig deeply (using brain power and words, not shovels) to the most fundamental root causes of a problem or mystery. Wewant to know the truth. Only then can we feel truly satisfied that we understand what is really going on.
因此，當我們說，我們要“挖出真相”的時候，它意味著我們要深入挖掘（使用腦力或者言辭而不是鏟子之類的具體工具）該問題或難題的根源。我們想知道事情的真相。只有這樣我們才能真正感到滿意——因為我們明白究竟是怎么回事了。
