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This idiom makes it sound like you are at a rodeo. Get Roped Into
这个习语听起来像是你在参加马术竞演会。拉拢
Hey, do you have any plans for the weekend?
嗨，你这周末有什么计划吗？
Well, I did have plans to go hiking.
我本来计划徒步旅行。
But, my friend asked me to cat-sit, so I guess I'm just staying around town.
但是我朋友让我去看护他的猫，我恐怕只能待在这座城市了。

Aren't you allergic to cats? How did you get roped into that?
你不是对猫过敏吗？你是怎么被拉拢做这个事情的？
I don't know. I just can't say no to this friend!
我也不清楚。我只是不能拒绝这个朋友！
To "get roped into" something means to be persuaded to do something.
被拉拢做某事意味着某人被说服做某事。
Often something you do not really want to do.
通常情况下是做你并不愿意做的事情。
In our example, Anna got talked into watching a friend's cat.
今天例子中，安娜被说服照看朋友家的小猫。
The use of the word "rope" probably comes from cowboys, who use a lasso to rope young cows while riding a horse.
“用绳索套捉”这个词可能来自于马上竞技手们，他们在他们骑马的时候使用套索来套捉牛。
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