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In sports, players who "sit out" are not playing in the game.
在体育运动中，“sit out”的运动员是指那些没有参加比赛的运动员。
But what does "sit this one out" mean as an idiom?
但是作为习语，“sit this one out”是什么意思呢？
Anna, I have an extra ticket to a death metal show tonight.
安娜，我多了一张今晚死亡金属表演的票。
A what?
一张什么的票？
Death metal show.
死亡金属表演。
You know, I prefer music that doesn't have the word "death" in it.
你知道吗，我更喜欢不带“死亡”这个词的音乐。
Come on, Anna! Everyone in the band wears a really cool mask.
拜托，安娜！这个乐队里的每个人都戴着很酷的面具。
What, like death masks? Dan, I am going to sit this one out.
什么，比如死亡面具吗？丹，这次演出我就不参加了。
When you say you want to "sit this one out", you mean you don't want to do something.
当你说你想“sit this one out”时，意思就是你不想做某事。
This expression is often used after being invited to an event or activity you would rather not go to.
这个表达通常在被邀请参加一个你不想参加的赛事或活动后使用。
I guess Anna just doesn't "rock" as hard as we thought.
我想安娜并没有我们想象的那么“摇滚”。
