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【英语习语】 go through themotions
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go throughthe motions 的意思是“走过场”、“走形式”、“ 做做样
子”、 “敷衍应付”。英文注释是：Do sth. withoutsincerity or serious intention;
You go through the motions when you do something without putting any real
effortor thought into it.
例句：
1) Iknow you don’t want to do this, but I think you'd better gothrough
themotions.
我知道你不想做这件事，不过我想你最好还是做一下装装样子。
2）Wemust see to it that we solve these serious problems and don't justgo
through the motions.
我们必须认真解决的这些严重问题，绝对不能走过场。
3）Janewas angry because she couldn't go out, and when her mother toldher
to clean the window she justwent through themotions.
简因不能外出而生气，所以当她母亲叫她擦窗户时，她就敷衍了事。
4）Theteam was so far behind that for the last few minutes of the gameit
looked like they were justgoing through themotions.
该队比分太落后，以致在赛事最后阶段只是敷衍了事。
5）They've told Peterthat he has to leave his job at the end of the month,so
he's just going through themotions untilthen.
他们已经通知彼得月底必须离职，所以他离走前只是做做样子罢了。
6）The band were playingtheir songs, but they were just going throughthe
motions because theywere doing a rehearsal to check thesound.
乐队在演奏歌曲，不过他们只是做做样子,因为他们彩排检查的声音。
这个习语也可说出 go through the motions of doingsth.
1）They go through the motions of dispute andinquiry, but do not break
through the skin towhere such inquires mightreallyhurt.
他们装模作样地搞些辩论和调查，但不触及到问题的实质。
2）He went throughthe motions of welcoming her friends but thenquickly
left the room.他出来虚应了一下她的朋友，转眼就离开了房间。
