聽力每日練習(xí) listen 993 Push?the?Envelope

 
2--So, what could it possibly mean to… Push the Envelope
 
1--There has got to be more to this expression.
 
2--Did you see what Adam is wearing today?
 
1--Yeah...well… he has always liked bright colors.
 
2--That guy really likes to push the envelope.
 
1--I could not get away with wearing that to work.
 
2--You know, I like that he is pushing the envelope.
 
1--This place needs some more color!
 
2--To "push the envelope" means to go beyond the limits of what is usual.
 
1--It can also mean to be very creative.
 
2--This expression comes from airplane pilots.
 
1--The word "envelope" in this idiom is actually a mathematical term.
 
2--It means a set of limits that may not be safe for a plane to go beyond.
 
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注解：
 
1.envelope信封
2.container容器
3.creative創(chuàng)造性的

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譯文：

1--信封指平板紙容器，用來寄信。
2--那么，今天的短語是什么意思呢？挑戰(zhàn)極限
1--今天的表達(dá)包含了很多內(nèi)容。
2--你看到亞當(dāng)今天穿的衣服了嗎？
1--好吧，看到了，他總是喜歡穿亮色。
2--他真的喜歡挑戰(zhàn)極限。
1--我不能容忍自己穿那樣的衣服工作。
2--你知道嗎，我喜歡他能夠挑戰(zhàn)極限。
1--這里需要一些新的色彩！
2--"挑戰(zhàn)極限"指逾越界限，超出慣例。
1--它還指具有創(chuàng)造力。
2--這個表達(dá)源自飛行員。
1--這個習(xí)語中的"信封"一詞，實際上是數(shù)學(xué)術(shù)語。
2--它指許多極限點，若飛機(jī)超過這些點飛行是不安全的。