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calls

/kɔːlz/

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●duty ˈcalls

used to say that you must do sth that cannot be avoided, especially when you have to stop doing sth pleasant （尤指要停下喜爱的事）去做不得不做的事

◆Ah, duty calls, I’m afraid — I really must go and finish off those letters.哎呀，我还有不得不做的事，我真的必须回去写完那些信。

●he who pays the ˌpiper calls the ˈtune

(saying)

the person who provides the money for sth has the right to say how it should be spent; the person with power makes the decisions 谁花钱，谁点戏；花钱的人说了算

◆The Rockefeller Foundation helps the project financially, and they have the right to say ‘no’ to any part of it. He who pays the piper…洛克菲勒基金会给这个项目提供资金，他们有权否决项目中的任何一部分。花钱的人说了算。

NOTE A piper is a musician who plays a pipe or the bagpipes. The person who hires them can choose what songs they play. * piper 指吹笛者或风笛吹奏者。雇佣他们的人可以选择曲子让他们吹奏。

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