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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》，在這里我們將教您一些美式英語中的俚語。
You probably have heard someone say: Break a leg.
你可能聽到過有人說：Break a leg（祝好運）。
Dont't worry. She isn't going to break someone's leg.
不要擔心。她不是要去打斷某人的腿。
This is an expression that means good luck!
這個表達的意思是祝好運氣。
Let's listen to a conversation to find out.
讓我們一起來聽聽下面這段對話。
I'm so nervous. Tonight is the first night of the play.
我好緊張。今晚是首演。
Is it? Well, go out there and break a leg!
是么？哎呀，大膽去吧，祝好運！
This phrase began as a way to wish actors good luck.
這個短語最開始是預祝演員好運。
Theater people said that if they wished each other something bad, good might happen.
劇場的工作人員說如果他們祝福彼此發生不好的事情，好事情就會發生。
So when you hear "break a leg," it's really means "do well."
所以當你聽到“打斷一條腿”（break a leg），它的實際意思是“祝好運”。
Also, it can mean to work really hard at something.
這個短語也有努力做某事的意思。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。
