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聚会太无聊？不如我们 “duck out（悄悄溜走）” 吧！“Duck” 作动词时可以表示 “猛地低头躲避某物” 或 “赶忙躲藏起来”，而由 “duck” 组成的表达 “duck out” 的意思就是 “从一个地方悄悄溜走，突然离开”。听节目，跟主持人 Beth 和菲菲学习表达 “duck out” 的用法。

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Feifei 
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them, too. I'm Feifei, and I'm joined by Beth. Now, Beth, I noticed you ducked out of Georgie's party early last night. All OK?

Beth
Hmm, I did, but I can't tell you why – it's too embarrassing!

Feifei
Oo, secretive! Now I really want to know…

Beth
Well, I can talk about 'duck out', which is what we're looking at today. If you 'duck out', you leave quickly, and often quietly, without people noticing.

Feifei
So you might 'duck out' of a long meeting or class, or a boring party. You leave early and suddenly.

Beth
Well, Georgie's party definitely wasn't boring. 

Feifei
No, it wasn't. Actually, the other day we had a big family get-together. After the meal, I ducked out and went for a walk to avoid washing up.

Beth
Oh dear. You ducked out of the washing up, Feifei.

Feifei
Yes. Well, let's listen to more examples of 'duck out'.

Examples
Do you mind if I duck out of the meeting early? I've got a doctor's appointment.

The concert was amazing, but we ducked out before the end because we wanted to miss the traffic.

Ah, this is a bit boring. Let's duck out.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们学习了表达 “duck out” 的用法。“Duck out” 的意思是 “悄悄溜走，以一种不引起他人注意的方式提早地离开某地”。

Beth
'Duck' here comes from the verb. If you 'duck', you lower your head or body quickly to avoid being seen. If you're tall, you might duck to get through a doorway, for example.

Feifei
是的。在这个表达中，“duck” 是一个动词，意思是 “猛地弯腰、迅速低头来躲避某物或者赶忙躲藏起来”。因此，“duck out” 描述的就是 “一个人不想被他人发现，一边小心翼翼地躲开他人的注意，一边迅速地离开一个地方” 的做法。

So, Beth, are you going to tell me why you ducked out of Georgie's party, or not?

Beth
Erm…well, I had a wardrobe malfunction. I sat down and my dress completely ripped. I couldn't carry on dancing like that! 

Feifei
Oh no! We'll be back next time with another useful English phrase. See you soon!

Beth
Bye!