"You are such a naughty, naughty boy!" Mrs. Lee complained, "Every morning you drag your feet getting up and you drag your heels eating breakfast! If I didn't know better, I'd think it was because you didn't want to go to school!"  Mrs. Lee is concerned for this means to move or act deliberately¹ slow, particularly because one doesn't want to do something.

　　heel 脚后跟complain 抱怨get up 起床breakfast 早餐deliberatel 蓄意地

　　“drag one's feet/heels” 直译为“拖着步伐走路”，借喻故意拖延，尤指不愿做缺乏兴趣的事情。

　　① "I notice you never drag your feet when we're going to the beach or having a picnic." Mrs. Lee sighed.“我注意到我们去海滩或野餐时，你从来不故意拖延。”李太太感叹道。

　　② "Nor does he drag his heels getting to the dinner table," Mr. Lee added.“要吃饭时，他也从不拖沓。”李先生接着说

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