- 這是個什么詞？
詞：sidetrack
英英釋義：to direct (someone) away from an activity or subject toward another one that is often less important
例句： Sorry I got completely sidetracked and didn't attend to your request immediately.
場景：抱歉我受到了干擾沒注意你說什么。
造句：Sorry I got completely sidetracked and didn't catch what you said.
- 為什么選這個詞？
“sidetrack”是動詞，意思是“受到了......的干擾”。從它的英文釋義來看，這種干擾一般主要會影響到迫切或重要的事情，在口語和寫作中都可以使用這個詞。
我們經(jīng)常突然被某事打擾而忘記做某事或分神，這時候就可以說 “I got sidetracked”。我們來看兩個具體的例子：
I am terribly sorry I didn't send you the file right away. I got sidetracked and forgot it.
Sorry I got completely sidetracked and didn't attend to your request immediately.
我們一般說的“講跑題了”也可以用 sidetrack 來表達：
Sorry I got sidetracked and talked about my lousy experience at the bar. Where was I?
這里的意思是：我剛才跑題了，本來不該講在酒吧的經(jīng)歷，應(yīng)該接著前面的話題講。在這句話里“Where was I?”的意思就是“我剛才講到哪兒來著？”
再比如，一些主播在做直播的時候，有時候為了照顧聽眾的問題，講著講著就跑題了，就可以說：
Live streaming hosts are prone to be sidetracked by questions from the audience.
- 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
約翰本來想找一個信封，但沒想到讀起了一些舊時的信件。
（參考翻譯：John was looking for an envelope and got sidetracked reading some old letters.
場景：抱歉我受到了干擾沒注意你說什么。
造句：Sorry I got completely sidetracked and didn't catch what you said.
