Well, there's one place where you won't be given the runaround.

好吧，不过有一个地方你绝不会被敷。

I got my file from one of these firms; others gave the runaround.

我从其中一家公司拿到我的件；其他人则在搪塞。

When I called the bank to ask for a loan, they just gave me the runaround.

我去银行贷款，他们却只是敷搪塞我。

I'm sure it is. I know lots of situations where I've been given the runaround.

我知道。我知道很多被搪塞敷的情况。

If you are given the runaround, it can be very frustrating.

如果别人让你" runaround" ，真的让人很失望。

No, Feifei. Giving someone the runaround does not involve any exercise.

不是的，菲菲。" Giving someone the runaround" 不是指锻炼。

Yes. And they won't give me a straight answer. They just keep giving me the runaround.

打。但他们没有给我直接的答复，他们只是" keep giving me the runaround" 。

And, Rob, you've been given the runaround.

罗伯，你就是被敷搪塞。

And don't be given the runaround this time, Rob!

罗伯，这次就不要再被搪塞敷！

The Home Office gave me the runaround.

内政部搪塞我。

00 A.M. tomorrow, but I think I'm getting the runaround.

明早十点 但我觉得他们在推诿。

Yes, he was giving me the runaround regarding the refund policy.

是的, 他在退款政策方面给我一个转折点。

LENE TUAUA: Why—I mean, why give us the runaround?

LENE TUAUA： 为什么——我的意思是，为什么要给我们回避？

She went to the hospital to get the results of her test, but she just got the runaround. Now she's going to make a formal complaint.

她去医院取检查结果，却被他们搪塞。现在她要去正式投诉。

If you give someone the runaround, it means you 'behave in an unhelpful way' – possibly sending someone from one place to another to get help.

如果你" give someone the runaround" ，意思就是你" 不去帮忙" ——可能就是让人去其他地方寻求帮助。

When I complained about the bill, I was told to speak to the boss. But he wasn't there! I think I'm just being given the runaround.

当我投诉账单的时候，他们告诉我要和老板说。可是老板不在！我想我只是被敷。

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're finding out about the phrase 'to give someone the runaround', which means 'to deliberately behave in an unhelpful way'.

这里是BBC地道英语，我们正在讨论" to give someone the runaround" 的意思，它是指" 故意不帮忙" 。

It’s also an old debate – the danger was obvious to science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, who introduced a fictional “Three Laws of Robotics” in his 1942 short story " Runaround" .

这也是一场由来已久的争论——科幻作家艾萨克·阿西莫夫 (Isaac Asimov) 的危险显而易见，他在 1942 年的短篇小说《逃跑》中引入虚构的“机器人三定律”。