hem and haw

基本解釋

While Sniff and Scurry had quickly moved on, Hem and Haw continued to hem and haw.
當(dāng)嗅嗅和匆匆已經(jīng)在迅速行動(dòng)的時(shí)候，哼哼和唧唧還在那里不停地哼哼唧唧，猶豫不決。
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1：I keep asking dad to let me get my license. But all he does is hem and haw and then end up saying he wants to think it over some more.
他說(shuō)：我一直要爸爸讓我去考到駕照，但是他總是支支吾吾地，末了又說(shuō)他還得想想再說(shuō)。這位爸爸顯然是下不了決心，害怕剛夠開車年齡的兒子開車闖禍，所以這段話里的hem and haw意思是支吾其詞、拖延猶豫。
To make themselves feel more at home, Hem and Haw decorated35 the walls with sayings and even drew pictures of Cheese around them which made them smile. One read.
為了讓自己感覺(jué)更舒適，哼哼和唧唧把墻壁裝飾了一通，在墻上寫了一些格言，并畫滿了奶酪圖案。這些圖畫和格言令他們喜形于色。有一句話是這樣的。

The story is about two mice named Sniff and Scurry, and two little men named Hem and Haw.
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