0 K- o& |. I- @2 t"不要磨蹭"以比较生动传神的英语是“Don't dilly dally"。dilly指"极好的东西", dally 指"浪费(时间)",合起来直译就是在好的东西上浪费时间。 ! {' l* q- |: |0 R7 z$ y. S% v1 f2 {6 \ m R) N
Example : 7 t$ e9 a& r8 r5 f! q1. Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally."( B. S1 Z) g* d- F+ k0 f: G4 b( G
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2. Come on and get dressed to leave! We don't have time for you to dilly dally!