一分钟英语：Sit This One Out

English in a Minute –Sit This One Out 坐这次的冷板凳 这次不参加

Welcome to English in a Minute!

欢迎来到《一分钟英语》.

In sports,players who "sit out" are not playing in the game. But what does sit this one out mean as an idiom?

在体育运动中，“sit out”的运动员没有参加比赛。那么，“sit this one out”作为习语是什么意思呢?

Anna,I have an extra ticket to a death metal show tonight.

安娜，我多了一张今晚死亡金属演唱会门票。

A what?

一个什么?

Death metal show.

死亡金属演唱会。

You know, I prefer music that doesn't have the word "death" in it.

你知道的，我更喜欢没有"死亡"这个词的音乐。

Come on, Anna! Everyone in the band wears a really cool mask.

拜托，安娜!乐队里每个人都戴着非常酷的面具。

What,like death masks? Dan,I am going to sit this one out.

什么，像死亡面具吗?丹，这次我不参加了。

When you say you want to sit this one out, you mean you don't want to do something.

当你说你想sit this one out的时候，意思是你不想做某事。

This expression is often used after being invited to an event or activity you would rather not go to.

这个表达通常在被邀请参加一个你不想参加的活动或事件后使用。

I guess Anna just doesn't "rock" as hard as we thought.

我想安娜并没有我们想象的那么“摇滚”。