第一，情景對話

A: Our teacher asked us to recite the text again.

我們老師又要我們背誦課文了。

B: Do you have to remember every text?

每篇課文你們都要求會背嗎？

A: Yes. He says recitation is good for us to learn English.

是的。他說背誦對我們學習英語很重要。

B: I think so. But I know many people just think that's going round in circles.

我也這么看。但我知道很多人都認為那是瞎忙乎，沒有什么用。

第二，詞海拾貝

go round in circles

exp. To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless. （花了很長一段時間做某事而毫無進展，在原地兜圈子）

e.g. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept going round in circles.

我盡力為我的論文起草一個大綱，但我的想法在我的頭腦中如此混亂，我只是在原地打轉而沒有進展。

e.g. This discussion is going round and round in circles. Let’s make a decision.

這個討論一直在兜圈子，讓我們做個決定。

e.g. The politicians talked for hours but they couldn't come to an agreement; they were just going round in circles.

政客們談了好幾個小時，但沒有達成一致意見，他們只是在兜圈子。

第三，語匯積累

recite the text：背誦課文

remember the text：記住課文