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

好吧，过有一个方你绝会被敷。

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

我从其中一家公司拿到了我的文件；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，他们却只敷搪塞我。

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

的，菲菲。" Giving someone the runaround" 指锻炼。

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

我知。我知很多被搪塞敷的情况。

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

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

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

如果别人让你" runaround" ，那真的让人很失望。

The Home Office gave me the runaround.

内政部搪塞了我。

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.

的, 他在退款政策方面给了我一个转折点。

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

LENE TUAUA： 为什么——我的意思，为什么要给我们回避？

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

罗伯，你就被敷搪塞了。

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

罗伯，这次就要再被搪塞敷了！

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" ，意思就你" 去帮忙" ——可能就让人去其他方寻求帮助。

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了。

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。可老板在！我想我只被敷了。

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BBC英语，我们正在讨论" to give someone the runaround" 的意思，它指" 故意帮忙" 。

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”。