Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目!
Ice skating is a popular winter activity around the world in places where it gets cold enough to have ice.
滑冰在那些冷的可以結(jié)冰的地方,是一項(xiàng)頗受歡迎的冬季運(yùn)動
Here's an American English idiom that relates to ice skating.
下面這個(gè)美語諺語就是和滑冰有關(guān)
Oh, I am thinking about calling in sick to work. I just don't feel well.
我在考慮打電話請病假,不去工作了。我身體不舒服
But I've already missed a few days this month.
但是我這個(gè)月已經(jīng)有好幾天沒有工作了。
Well, you don't want to miss too much work.
恩,你最好不要請?zhí)嗵斓募佟?/div>
You could be skating on thin ice with your boss.
你這樣做可能是在拿你和老板的關(guān)系冒險(xiǎn)
Skating on thin ice means you are doing something that could get you into trouble.
Skating on thin ice(在薄冰上滑行),意思就是你在做一些可能會使你陷入麻煩的事。
The expression comes from skating outdoors in the winter on a frozen lake or pond.
這一短語來自冬季一項(xiàng)在結(jié)冰的湖泊或水塘滑冰的室外運(yùn)動。
Skating on ice that is too thin is dangerous.
在過于薄的冰上滑冰是很危險(xiǎn)的。
In this example, missing too much work could get you into trouble.
在這個(gè)例子中,好幾天不工作可能就會使你陷入麻煩。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。