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地道英语:最后一刻(音频)

发布时间:2016-02-29  编辑:查字典英语网小编

  In the Nick of Time

  Helen: 大家好,欢迎收听地道英语。我是 Helen.

  Rob: And Im Rob. Helen, you look like youve been rushing. Here, have some water.

  Helen: Oh thanks. Im a bit out of breath. 我好久没锻炼了,有点喘不上气了。抱歉,我在银行办事儿迟了。

  Rob: You got here just in the nick of time then.

  Helen: Just in the nick of time? Shouldnt it be just in time?

  Rob: Well, you can say both.

  Helen: 你刚才说的 in the nick of time 这个短语经常能听到吗?

  Rob: Yeah, I think so. It means at the very last moment. Lets hear how this phrase is used.

  Example

  Woman 1: Alice gave birth to a baby girl last night.

  Woman 2: I thought she wasnt due for another three weeks.

  Woman 1: It was early and they got to the hospital just in the nick of time.

  Man: Sarah and I were on our way to see Beyonce in concert. But she left her mobile in the office, so we had to go back and get it.

  Woman: Did you miss the show?

  Man: Thankfully not, we got there just in the nick of time.

  Helen: 我们刚才听到一位孕妇正好在孩子出生前一刻赶到医院,而另一对恋人差点没赶上 Beyonce 的演唱会。

  Rob: That wouldve been awful. You hear this phrase often used to suggest a disaster had been averted. If the action happened any later, then something awful could happen.

  Helen: I see. 这个短语的意思是刚好,恰好,最后一刻赶到了。那么这是在英式英语吗?

  Rob: I dont think the phrase in the nick of time is specifically British. It originated from the UK, but English speakers from all over the world use it now.

  Helen: 让我们听听例子吧。

  Example

  Man: We arrived just in the nick of the time. Another five minutes, our plane would have left without us.

  Woman: Sam was experimenting with stir frying last night and the wok caught fire. Luke rushed in with the fire blanket just in the nick of time.

  Helen: That was close. 热锅烧菜起火了,还好 Luke 机灵没浇水灭火。就差那么一点点,不然就闯大祸了。

  Rob: That would have been a catastrophe. So Helen, are you the kind of person who likes to do things at the very last minute?

  Helen: Well, Id like to think of myself as a person who can do things in the nick of time. Thanks for listening. Bye.

  Rob: Bye.

  

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