I had to do it off the cuff.

不得不即兴做这件事。

It was just totally off the cuff and unprepared.

这完全即兴的和毫无准备的。

I think your best speeches are usually off the cuff. Really?

觉得最好的演讲一般都脱稿的。真的吗?

I haven't done any preparation, so I'll have to do it off the cuff.

还没有做任何准备，所以只能即兴发挥了。

I will put together some notes, but I think it will be mostly off the cuff.

会把笔记整合，想大部分即兴的。

Beth, have you done anything 'off the cuff' recently?

贝丝，最近做了什么“即兴”的事情吗？

It's really, really difficult to understand comedy, off the cuff comedy, when it's not your native language.

果不用的母语说，要理解喜剧，即兴喜剧很难的。

Now, the phrase we're going to look at in this programme is 'off the cuff'.

现在，们在本节目中要讨论的短语“off the cuff”。

If I say something off the cuff or off the top of my head, I say it without thinking.

果即兴说了什么或者不假思索（off the top of my head）地说了什么，那表示没有经过思考就说了什么。

I can't actually remember what I said, but there was no preparation, so I said it 'off the cuff'.

其实不记得说了什么，完全没有准备，所以即兴发挥。

Here are some more examples of the expression 'off the cuff'.

以下“off the cuff”表达的更多例子。

Trump's supporter similarly going to say: yeah, well, he's just Trumpy speaking off the cuff take him seriously not literally.

特朗普的支持者同样会说：的，好吧，他只特朗普即兴讲话，认真对待他，而不按照字面意思理解。

Trump's supporters similarly going to say: yeah, well, he's just Trumpy speaking off the cuff take him seriously not literally.

特朗普的支持者同样会说：的，好吧，他只特朗普即兴讲话，认真对待他，而不按照字面意思理解。

Now, it's also really common to use 'off the cuff' as an adjective, particularly before the words 'remark' or 'speech'.

现在，“off the cuff”作为形容词也很常见，特别在“remark”或“speech”之前。

Because this was being used so widely, just sort of off the cuff.

因为它被广泛使用，所以有点即兴。

His speech off the cuff always culminated with applause.

他的即兴演讲常常伴随鼓掌欢迎达到顶点。

" Off the cuff" would mean you didn't prepare for it.

“即兴”意味着没有为此做好准备。

It wasn't like Bob's off the cuff comment about the weather was meant to live forever.

鲍勃对天气的即兴评论并不意味着永远存在。

So, to recap, we've learnt the phrase 'off the cuff' which means to say something without preparing first.

所以，回顾一下，们学到了短语“off the cuff”，意思在没有准备的情况下说某些话。

When you are in a situation that you are asked to speak off the cuff and in the moment.

当您处于被要求立即发言的情况时。