That if you stop and get involved, you could get tied up in things you don't want to get involved in.

并且你可能想到一旦你停下并参与其中，你就会在一些你及其不情愿的事情中脱不了身。

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Gabriel: Oh God, if I go out there, I'm going to freeze up or get tongue-tied . I just know it.

哦，上帝，如果我去哪里，我要变成呆子或是张口结舌。我知道会这样。

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I like to get all the arrangements for a holiday tied up a week in advance.

我喜欢提前一星期把度假的事情安排妥当。

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