…and me, Roy.

...還有我，Roy。

Roy, please will you sit down! It's really annoying with you always just standing there!

Roy，請你坐下！真你總是站在那裡真的很煩！

No, I refuse to sit down! I haven't sat down for the whole week.

不，我拒絕坐下來！我整個星期都沒有坐下來。

I heard you talking about 'a sticking point' the other day, and after you played a joke on me and glued me to the chair, I will not sit down ever again!

那天我聽到你說「a sticking point」，你跟我開玩笑，把我黏在椅子上之後，我就再也不會坐下了！

No, Roy! 'A sticking point' refers to a problem or issue that prevents progress towards a goal or an agreement.

不，Roy！ 「癥結點」指阻礙目標或協議取得進展的問題或問題。

I was talking about negotiating my new work contract – I think I should be given 'unicorn truffles' every day as part of the job.

我正在談論談判我的新工作合約——我認為作為工作的一部分，我應該每天都得到「獨角獸松露」。

Wait, so a sticking point in your new contract is that you want unicorn truffles?

等等，所以你新合約中的一個癥結點是你想要獨角獸松露？

Yes! I also asked for an eagle called Clive.

是的！我也要了一隻叫克萊夫的老鷹。

But I want unicorn truffles.

但我想吃獨角獸松露。

That's a great idea. I might ask for free unicorn truffles too.

這是一個很棒的想法 - 我可能會問免費的獨角獸松露了。

Sorry, Roy. That's only for amazing people like me – now sit down and let's listen to these examples.

對不起，Roy，那只給像我一樣了不起的人。現在坐下來，讓我們來聽聽這些例子。

Trade tariffs were a sticking point in the negotiations.

鮑勃和艾哈邁德無法就預算達成協議。

Bob and Ahmed could not agree on the budget.

鮑勃和艾哈邁德無法就預算達成一致。

The amount spent on stationery was a real sticking point.

文具上的花費是一個真正的癥結點。

The amount of time it would take to build the railway was a sticking point when it came to signing the final agreement.

修建鐵路所需的時間是簽署最終協議時的癥結點所在。

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression 'sticking point', which refers to an issue or problem that blocks a negotiation or an agreement.

這是 BBC 學習英語中的《我們說的英語》，我們談論的是「癥結點」這個表達，它指的是阻礙談判或達成協議的問題。

I'm glad I could sit down – I was getting really tired!

我很高興我可以坐下來，我真的累了！

So, have you finally stopped playing your jokes around the office? Am I safe again?

那麼，你終於不再在辦公室惡作劇了吧？ 我安全了嗎？

Yes, I've stopped! You're safe!

是的，我已經沒惡作劇了！你安全了！

That's good. Your jokes were a real sticking point in our friendship!

那挺好的。 你的惡作劇是我們友誼的真正癥結點！

Well, talking of sticking points, I'm off to negotiate my new contract and get some of those unicorn truffles! And my eagle!

好吧，說到癥結點，我要去談判我的新合約並獲得一些獨角獸松露！ 還有我的老鷹！

I love unicorn truffles!

我喜歡獨角獸松露！

Well, there are some on that table over there.

嗯，那邊的桌子上有一些。

You could have all of them, but sadly, you're stuck to a chair – again!! I got you again with my prank!! Bye Roy!

你可以都拿去，但遺憾的是，你又被困在椅子上了！ 我的惡作劇又成功捉弄到你了！ 再見 Roy！

Nooo!!!! Don't leave me stuck to a chair again!!!

不！！！別再讓我困在椅子上了！！！！！

Feifei!? Ohh, bye.

Feifei！？再見。