I was just thinking, you know, totally off the cuff, there can be 100 people in the room and 99 don't believe in you and you just need one to believe in you, and that, quite frankly, was Bradley Cooper.

我只是在想，你知道的，完全是即兴发挥，房间里可能有100个，99个都不相信你你只需要一个相信你的，坦率地说，那个就是Bradley Cooper。

I had to do it off the cuff.

我不得不即兴做这件事。

I think many of us, when we're having to answer off the cuff, tend to ramble, think aloud, and end up missing the point.

我们中的在即兴回答的时候，会倾向于漫无目的、言语，最终错过了重点。

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

的支持者同样会说：是的，好吧，他只是即兴讲话，认真对待他，而不是按照字面意思理解。

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

的支持者同样会说：是的，好吧，他只是即兴讲话，认真对待他，而不是按照字面意思理解。

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

如果我即兴说了什么或者我不假思索（off the top of my head）地说了什么，那表示我没有经过思考就说了什么。

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

如果不是用你的母语说，要理解喜剧，即兴喜剧是很难的。

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

我会把笔记整合，但是我想大部分是即兴的。

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

我觉得最好的演讲一般都是脱稿的。真的吗?

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，我们学到了短语“off the cuff”，意思是在没有准备的情况下说某些话。

I've got to do a speech at my wedding, and I haven't done any preparation, so I guess I'll just do it off the cuff.

我得在我的婚礼上做个演讲，但我没有做任何准备，所以我想我只能即兴发挥了。

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

以下是“off the cuff”表达的更例子。

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

我还没有做任何准备，所以只能即兴发挥了。

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

贝丝，你最近做了什么“即兴”的事情吗？

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

我其实不记得我说了什么，但完全没有准备，所以我即兴发挥。

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，别是在“remark”或“speech”之前。

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

现在，我们在本节目中要讨论的短语是“off the cuff”。

It was just totally off the cuff and unprepared.

这完全是即兴的，完全没有准备。

Nobody wants a flamboyant Fed chair talking off the cuff and maybe spooking the market.

没有希望美联储主席即兴发表浮夸言论，那样可能会惊扰市场。

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。