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Welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Feifei...
歡迎來到地道英語節目，我是菲菲……
And I'm Rob. Quick Feifei, shut that door.
我是羅伯。快點兒菲菲，把門關上。
OK, calm down Rob, what's the problem?
好的，冷靜點羅伯，怎么了？
Well there's something going on in the office – everyone's shouting and arguing about who broke the computer – you know, the new one with all that fancy software on it.
辦公室里正鬧得不可開交——大家都在嚷嚷著爭論是誰弄壞了電腦——你知道的，就是那臺裝了各種花哨軟件的新電腦。
Oh yes, that really expensive one. So you've run away from the situation – that makes you look very guilty.
哦對，就是那個特別貴的。所以你就這樣逃跑了——這讓你看起來很心虛啊。
That's true – but the problem is, I am guilty. But the boss seemed so angry, I thought it best to… well… sort of…
確實——但問題在于，我確實有錯。可老板當時怒氣沖沖，我覺得最好還是……那個……稍微……
Do a runner!
逃跑！
If you mean to leave a place in order to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation – then I suppose you're right.
如果你是指為了避開困難或不愉快的處境而離開某個地方——那我想你是對的。
I am!
我就是這個意思！
Oh no, is someone coming? I'll just hide under the desk while we hear some examples of this phrase in action…
糟糕，是不是有人來了？我先躲在桌子底下，順便聽聽這個短語的實際應用例子……
The new trainee did a runner after the first day – I don't think he could cope with the high-pressure environment.
新來的實習生第一天就溜了——我覺得他可能適應不了這種高壓環境。
When they started to blame me for the mistake, I felt it best to do a runner and keep out of the way.
當他們開始因為這個錯誤而責備我時，我覺得最好還是溜之大吉，避開是非。
So that's the phrase, to do a runner, which means leave a place quickly in order to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation. But Rob, this phrase has another similar meaning too?
這就是“to do a runner”這個短語，意思是迅速離開某個地方以避免困難或不愉快的局面。不過羅伯，這個短語還有其他相似的含義嗎？
Yes. You can 'do a runner' from a place to avoid paying for something.
有，你可以從某個地方“溜走”以避免支付某些費用。
Like a restaurant. Have you done that Rob?
比如餐廳。你做過那種事嗎，羅伯？
Of course not! You know how honest I am.
當然沒有！你知道我是多誠實的人。
Honest? Is that why you are hiding in this studio, rather than admit you broke the new computer?
誠實？這就是你躲在工作室里，而不是承認你弄壞了新電腦的原因嗎？
Well, it was an accident. Oh no... the boss is heading straight for the studio. I had better dash… see ya.
唉，那是個意外。哦不……老板正朝工作室走來。我得趕緊溜了……回頭見。
Bye Rob. It looks like he's done a runner... again. Bye.
再見，羅伯。看來他又溜走了……再見。
