None of the excuses hold water.
那些理由都站不住脚。
Tina准备到泰国旅行，可是签证只有一个月，找不到延长的理由，于是，Tony建议她顺便去看看泰国的临国缅甸，然后再到泰国乘飞机返回中国。
Tina: During the Chinese Spring Festival, I will travel to Thailand. I have 35 days for the trip.
Tony: Great! You get to see a lot of the country. But I heard a travel visa is no more than a month.
Tina: Yes, I am looking for some excuse to extend my visa, but none of them seem to hold water.
Tony: How about a short visit to its neighboring country Burma? Like a joy ride?
Tina: A great idea! But I don’t know if my limited budget allows such a detour.
Tony: Well, with an extra week of work, you can easily pay for the trip. But if you don’t go this time, you’ll probably never have the chance.
中文翻译
蒂娜：春节期间，我会去泰国旅游，在那儿玩35天。
托尼：太好了！你有机会好好看看这个国家了。但我听说旅行签证是不能超过1个月的。
蒂娜：是啊，我正在找某个借口来延长我的签证呢，只是这些理由都站不住脚。
托尼：那你再去邻国缅甸玩一下怎么样？顺道嘛。
蒂娜：好主意，只是我不知道我是不是还有钱再这么绕一圈。
托尼：哦，多工作一个星期不就有钱了。如果这次不去的话，说不定以后就没这机会了。
必备字词
the Chinese Spring Festival 春节
The Chinese Spring Festival is a little early this year.
今年的春节有点早。
visa n. 签证
You need a travel visa to go to Hong Kong.
你到香港去需要旅行签证。
joy ride 兜风
Let’s go for a joy ride.
让我们去兜兜风。
budget n. 预算
I am satisfied with the new budget.
新的预算我很满意。
detour n. 便道，绕路
It actually saves time to take this detour.
走这条便道反而省时间。
每日一句
None of the excuses hold water.
那些借口都站不住脚。
A: He wants to keep his position in the office.
B: But none of his excuses hold water.
A: 他想保住他在办公室的位置。
B: 但是他的理由都站不住脚。
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