特別聲明

該文章中的迷你對話選自口語書籍，對話精講為可可編輯編寫。

第一、迷你對話

A: How is Rose now

?Rose怎么樣呢？

B: It’s still touch and go. We don’t see how she can make it.

情況不穩定，我們不知道她是否能熬過去。

A: I’m sorry to hear about that.

聽到這個消息真難過。

第二、 對話精講

1. 地道表達

【地道短語】touch and go

【解詞釋義】該習語源于航海用語。原指船在航行時，船的龍骨會從暗礁或河底揷過，險些觸礁，或是船身遇到險灘，險些擱淺，而最終平安無事。后來，人們常用該語形容那些戲劇性的奇特事情之后出現的最激烈精彩的場面。現在轉義為“轉危為安，化險為夷，一觸即發（的局面）”或“危險（的局勢）”。

【支持范例】The outcome of the soccer final was touch and go for the entire match.

足球冠軍賽的勝負，不到最后關頭無法定論。

Everything has been touch and go since our firm was bought up by another company.

自從我們公司被其他公司買人以后，一切都處在動蕩不安中。

第三、詞海拾貝

1. hear about

【釋義】聽說

【范例】I wanted to hear about possible changes, but I couldn't draw them on that.

我很想聽聽可能會發生什么變動，但是關于這一點，不管怎么打聽，他們就是不說。

I was very sad indeed to hear about it.

我聽到這件事，確實非常難過。

2. make it

【釋義1】趕上

【范例】You'll make it if you hurry.

如果你趕緊點便能及時到達。

【釋義2】辦成，做到，成功

【范例】Although she scrubbed the old pot thoroughly, she could not make it look completely clean.

雖然她徹底地用力擦洗那只舊壺，但她無法把它完全洗干凈。

Stick to it and you'll make it.

堅持下去, 就會成功。

I want to make it as a writer.

我想在寫作上獲得成功。