To sit on the fence 中立/觀望不表態(tài)
A horse named Silver Birch jumps a fence on a race course. Photo: Andrew Parsons/ PA Wire
今日小常識
Frankel, a prize-winning race horse who was retired in 2012, ran 100 metres in 5.2 seconds. That compares to runner Usain Bolt, who ran 100m in 9.63 seconds, and cyclist Jason Kenny, who has raced the same distance in 4.86 seconds.
曾多次獲獎的賽馬弗蘭克爾，今年退休了，它跑出了百米/5.2秒的成績。與此相媲美的是飛人短跑運動員博爾特，他創(chuàng)造了百米/9.63秒的世界記錄，而最快的單車騎手杰森?肯尼只用了2.86秒就完成了100米的距離。
今日短語
這個短語 to sit on the fence 的意思就是采取中立態(tài)度，坐山觀望不表態(tài)。
例句
I'm sitting on the fence. I don't know who is right or wrong.
I prefer to sit on the fence. I hate taking sides in any argument.
He's so indecisive. He always prefers to sit on the fence.
請注意
另一個短語 to sit tight 意思是靜靜地觀望形勢，再決定下一步怎么走。
You're best to sit tight. It's too risky to change jobs now.
