d*****d
发帖数: 10658 | 1 发现美国customer service最擅长就是干这个。 |
S*P
发帖数: 7575 | |
B*******n
发帖数: 20645 | |
c*****1
发帖数: 2460 | 4 kick the leather ball. lol |
d*****d
发帖数: 10658 | 5 are you sure? 会不会骂那些customer service人家听不懂？
【在 S*P 的大作中提到】
: fondle balls, LOL
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R********0
发帖数: 133 | |
S*P
发帖数: 7575 | 7 no no I was kidding
【在 d*****d 的大作中提到】
: are you sure? 会不会骂那些customer service人家听不懂？
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d*****d
发帖数: 10658 | 8 其他板有人回了个好词：pass the buck.
pass the buck
Fig. to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to
someone else). (See also The buck stops here.) Don't try to pass the buck!
It's your fault, and everybody knows it. Some people try to pass the buck
whenever they can.
【在 S*P 的大作中提到】
: no no I was kidding
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S*P
发帖数: 7575 | 9 good to learn :)
【在 d*****d 的大作中提到】
: 其他板有人回了个好词：pass the buck.
: pass the buck
: Fig. to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to
: someone else). (See also The buck stops here.) Don't try to pass the buck!
: It's your fault, and everybody knows it. Some people try to pass the buck
: whenever they can.
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Z***e
发帖数: 2983 | 10 英语里面有
drop the ball
难道就没有
kick the ball?
pass the buck太书生了。
ball其实是一个万能代词
就跟do, hit是万能动词一样 |
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d*****d
发帖数: 10658 | 11 kill the ball 查了google，没见到有这个意思。pass the buck确实比较高深，我不
确定一般美国人理解否。通俗一点的讲法有没有？
【在 Z***e 的大作中提到】
: 英语里面有
: drop the ball
: 难道就没有
: kick the ball?
: pass the buck太书生了。
: ball其实是一个万能代词
: 就跟do, hit是万能动词一样
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g*q
发帖数: 26623 | |
m*******s
发帖数: 314 | 13 好正的解释！
【在 g*q 的大作中提到】
: TPQ
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t********s
发帖数: 4503 | 14 Kick the can down the road
If you kick the can down the road, you delay a decision in hopes that the
problem or issue will go away or somebody else will make the decision later. |
b**2
发帖数: 1140 | 15 Off the hook
【在 d*****d 的大作中提到】
: 发现美国customer service最擅长就是干这个。
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A******7
发帖数: 1920 | 16 this one is right
【在 b**2 的大作中提到】
: Off the hook
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y******2
发帖数: 326 | 17 This is the closest one. It still doesn't quite feel it is the best thing,
but I can't think of a better one.
later.
【在 t********s 的大作中提到】
: Kick the can down the road
: If you kick the can down the road, you delay a decision in hopes that the
: problem or issue will go away or somebody else will make the decision later.
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l******u
发帖数: 3169 | 18 give someone the runaround |
l******u
发帖数: 3169 | 19 or tell the customer service guy that he's just feeding you a line. Both
should convey the message OK. |
d*****d
发帖数: 10658 | 20 thank you guys for idea, your English is really decent.
【在 l******u 的大作中提到】
: or tell the customer service guy that he's just feeding you a line. Both
: should convey the message OK.
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u**********n
发帖数: 8905 | |
d********1
发帖数: 3828 | 22 这个表示的是完全不同的意思。
later.
【在 t********s 的大作中提到】
: Kick the can down the road
: If you kick the can down the road, you delay a decision in hopes that the
: problem or issue will go away or somebody else will make the decision later.
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