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衍。

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

从其中一家公司拿到了的文件；其他人则在。

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

去银行贷款，他们却只是敷衍。

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

知道。知道很多被敷衍的情况。

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.

打了。但他们有直接的答复，他们只是" keep giving me the runaround" 。

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

罗伯，你就是被敷衍了。

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

罗伯，这次就不要再被敷衍了！

The Home Office gave me the runaround.

内政部了。

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

明早十点 但觉得他们在推诿。

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

是的, 他在退款政策方面了一个转折点。

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

LENE TUAUA： 为什么——的意思是，为什么要们回避？

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。现在她要去正式投诉了。

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.

当投诉账单的时候，他们告诉要和老板说。可是老板不在！想只是被敷衍了。

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，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》中引入了虚构的“机器人三定律”。