第一， 迷你对话

A: Please try to stop Tom’s talking. He’s been talking with me for a long time, and nobody can get a word in edgewise.

你去让汤姆别说了。他已经说了很长时间了，别人都插不上话。

B: What is he talking about?

他在说什么？

A: His vacation in Africa. It’s very boring.

在非洲的假日，很无聊。

B : OK. I know how to stop him.

好的，我知道怎么做了。

第二， 地道表达

get a word in edgewise

1. 解词释义

Get a word in edgewise是指“有机会插话，在别人不停谈论的时候插话”。此语也可以用作get a edgeways。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. You talked so much that I couldn't get in a word in edgewise.

你说的滔滔不绝,我根本插不上嘴。

e.g. Before I could get in a word in edgewise, he had finished the speech.

我还没来得及插话,他已经做完演讲了。