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Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！
Biting your nails is a bad habit.
咬指甲是一個不好的習慣。
But can you figure out what this expression means? NAIL BITER
但是你能想象出下面這個表達是什么意思嗎？NAIL BITER
I am so excited to watch the soccer game tonight!
我太激動了，今晚可以觀看足球比賽！
I know!
我知道
Both teams are really good.
兩支球隊都很棒。
I think it will be a real nail-biter!
簡直太令人緊張了
It's probably going to come down to the final minutes.
這場球賽可能會持續下去，直到最后一分鐘才會結束。
A nail-biter is something that causes stressor make you feel nervous.
nail-biter（咬手指甲的人）是指給人壓力的事情或者使人感到緊張。
Many people who are nervous do actually bite their nails, which is where this expression comes from.
許多處于緊張狀態的人，實際上都會咬指甲，這就是這個表達的來源。
In our example, Jonathan guessed that the soccer game would be a nail-biter, and that no one would know who would win until the final moments of the game.
在我們的例子中，Jonathan猜測這場足球比賽會使人緊張不已，沒有人知道哪支球隊會獲勝，直到最后一秒才能知道結局。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。
