小A前段時(shí)間把手機(jī)給丟了，她很郁悶，于是逢人就說(shuō)這個(gè)遭遇。搞得大家現(xiàn)在都管她叫“祥林嫂”。像她們這樣不斷跟人重復(fù)同一件事的行為其實(shí)跟總是不斷重復(fù)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的車輪很相似，所以，她們說(shuō)的話有時(shí)也被人稱為“車轱轆話”。

A typical hamster wheel

Hamster wheels are exercise toys used by hamsters and other rodents. Most of these toys are composed of a runged wheel held on a stand by a pair of stub axles. Hamster wheels allow rodents to run even when their space is confined.

Hamster wheel（倉(cāng)鼠轉(zhuǎn)輪）是專供倉(cāng)鼠及其他嚙齒類小動(dòng)物消遣的玩具。這種轉(zhuǎn)輪大部分都是將一個(gè)橫梯式的轉(zhuǎn)輪用一對(duì)轉(zhuǎn)軸固定在一個(gè)底座上。有了這樣的倉(cāng)鼠轉(zhuǎn)輪，小動(dòng)物們就算在狹小的空間里也能跑動(dòng)起來(lái)。

To hamster wheel something, in this sense, means to talk continuously about a problem or regret without coming up with a solution or resolution.

由此引申得出，to hamster wheel something（像倉(cāng)鼠轉(zhuǎn)輪那樣說(shuō)一件事）意思就是不斷重復(fù)某一個(gè)問(wèn)題或者對(duì)某事表示遺憾，卻無(wú)任何成效，也就是我們平時(shí)說(shuō)的“車轱轆話來(lái)回說(shuō)”。

For example:

It's not helpful that Jane keeps hamster wheeling about her latest break-up.

簡(jiǎn)老跟人說(shuō)她最近分手的事，其實(shí)一點(diǎn)用都沒(méi)有。

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