谈判人员警告说,恐怖分子不是在开玩笑,要求立即采取行动。

The negotiators warned that the terrorists were not playing games and demanded immediate action.

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The negotiators warned that the terrorists were not playing games and demanded immediate action.

playing 是动词 play 的现在分词形式,play 本意是"玩耍、游戏",引申为"扮演、演奏"等含义。 games 是 game 的复数形式,game 本意是"游戏、比赛",在这里指"玩笑、儿戏"。 playing games 这个短语字面意思是"玩游戏",在句中引申为"开玩笑、不认真对待"的意思,表示恐怖分子是认真的而非虚张声势。

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