That's ridiculous. Sheldon, I vote that is not a tangent.

太荒谬了。Sheldon，我投票那没有离题。

But in my teaching days, I found it difficult not to digress.

但在我教书的日子里，我发现很难不离题。

By the way, on this program, I will be inserting names of my favorite writers when I would otherwise insert curse words.

稍稍离题，在这个节目中，我会把我喜欢的作家名字取代平日骂人的字眼。

Let's say that you're presenting an idea, and somebody tries to throw you off track.

假如说你正在表达一个构想，但有人试着让你离题。

And gradually as they stop making sense and ramble and digress and don't know where they're going, you see everybody not only lose interest but become hostile - people become very frustrated when someone is not getting to the point.

渐渐地当他们说的话不再有意义并且开始胡言乱语，离题，不知道自己说到哪里的时候，你会看到大家不仅会失去，会得意——当某个人说不到点子上的时候，人们会得非常沮丧。

5 Bring your notes with you to the meeting so you can stay on tract if or when emotions get high.

５． 谈话时带上你的发言提纲，这样可确保你在情绪激动时不会离题。

So if you get a little off-topic, that's okay too.

如果你稍微有点离题，这没关系。

Today we've looked at how to get back on topic in conversations.

今天我们学习了聊天时，怎样在离题的时候回到正题上。

Okay, this seems like a whole sidebar, so we're gonna circle back to that.

好了，已经严重离题了，所以我们要转回原来的话题。

Balance, in other words, has never been my strong point.

但我离题了。

Examiners are scared that you will speak too long and go off topic.

考官会担心你讲得太长从而离题。

Or even the other person that you're talking to has gone off topic and you're thinking " How on earth did we end up talking about potatoes? "

或者甚至是和你对话的其他人离题了，你在想“我们什么时候才能结束讨论土豆呢？”

Mr Chivers overlays a street map with colours representing the different substrata - " half eccentric artwork, half primary-school science project" - which becomes a springboard for his digressions.

奇弗斯先生用代表不同底层结构的不同颜色，描绘出一张街道地图——“既像古怪的艺术品，又像小学的科学项目”——这成了他离题的跳板。

So kind of related by taking us on a tangent, I'd like to say that it's so important to actually try questions, especially like maths questions in particular.

稍微离题一下，我想说，尝试问题是非常重要的，特别是数学问题。

It helps your reader see where you're going and why, and it helps you to stay focused on your plan and reaching your goal.

它会帮你的读者知道你要写到哪里，以及为什么如此，它可以保证你的写作不离题，达成你的目的。

A task leader can make sure that the agenda is actually getting accomplished and cut off people that are going on tangents.

一个任务的领导者可以确保议程是真正完成的，并打断那些离题的人。

And gradually as they stop making sense and ramble and digress and don't know where they're going, you see everybody not only lose interest but become hostile – people become very frustrated when someone is not getting to the point.

渐渐地，由于他们讲不清楚，瞎扯，离题，不知道自己要讲什么，你会发现大家不仅失去，而且得意——当有人没有说到点子上时，人们会得非常沮丧。

You don't want to go off topic and your answer needs to be easy to follow for the TOEFL rater.

你不能离题，并且你的答案必须让托福评委容易理解。

This is just an aside, but it's interesting.

说个离题的事 不过很有意思。

We didn't have to...that was clearly a tangent. Now come on. Back to work. If we're leaning towards quantum coupling...Aah! Why?

我们没必要投... 刚刚显然离题了。快点，回到正事上。如果我们倾向于量子耦合...啊！干嘛？