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It's difficult to see things in muddy water.

在浑水中很难看见东西

TO MUDDY THE WATERS

混淆视听

I really hope Anna and Jonathan are not polluting our waterways. Let's find out.

我真的希望安娜和乔纳森没有污染我们的水路 来看看吧

Did you watch the report with that famous basketball player--the one who was arrested last week?

你看了那个著名篮球明星的报道了吗 就是上周被逮捕的那个

I did... and I didn't understand it at all.

看了 我无法理解

He talked about living in poverty, his sick mother, his volunteer work...

他说过生活贫困 母亲患病 志愿工作

He was just trying to muddy the waters.

他只是在混淆视听

He doesn't want us to think about the reason for his arrest that he stole a car.

他不想让大家知道他被逮捕的原因 那就是他偷了一辆车

When you "muddy the waters," you bring up extra, unrelated information to make something harder to understand.

如果你"muddy the waters" 你会带来额外的无关信息 让事情变得难以理解

This expression comes from the act of moving things around at the bottom of a body of water.

这个表达源自搅动水底的东西

You move the earth and the water becomes muddy.

搅动泥土 水就会变浑浊

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