“go around the houses”别理解成“在房子周围走”，其正确的含义是绕圈子；拐弯抹角地问。

【例句】
Although in many cases we go around the houses, we get to the important issues as well.
虽然在很多情况下，我们绕圈子，但我们也会涉及到重要的问题。

They went round the houses again on the issues at stake.
在紧要关头的时候，他们又在问题上绕圈子。