第一， 迷你對話

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.

你去讓湯姆別說了。他已經說了很長時間了，別人都插不上話。

B: What is he talking about?

他在說什么？

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

在非洲的假日，很無聊。

B : OK. I know how to stop him.

好的，我知道怎么做了。

第二， 地道表達

get a word in edgewise

1. 解詞釋義

Get a word in edgewise是指“有機會插話，在別人不停談論的時候插話”。此語也可以用作get a edgeways。

2. 拓展范例

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

你說的滔滔不絕,我根本插不上嘴。

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

我還沒來得及插話,他已經做完演講了。