Morning Cheese English 093 20190515
Good morning, everyone! It's time for Morning Cheese English.
今天的茄子早安英语和您分享的是“get held up”,用来谈论一件事情因外在原因被耽搁,或者一个人的原有计划受阻,从而导致事情被延误。
注意,“get held up” 常与介词 “by” 搭配,后接造成事情延误的具体原因;“get held up” 也可以和介词 “in” 搭配,后接受阻无法前进时的情况。
例句
Grace says to Douglas, 'You should try to leave the office before 17.00 if you don’t want to get held up in traffic.'
小雅提醒狗哥,如果你不想被堵在路上,那就应该尽量在下午五点之前离开办公室。
Julian called home last night: Sorry, honey, I’ll be home later than usual tonight. I got a little held up in the office.
赵彦昨晚给家里打电话时说到:对不起,亲爱的,我今晚可能比平常要晚回家。我在办公室有点事耽搁了。