英語口語練習小對話 第73期:扣人心弦的故事

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迷你對話：

A:Your husband is very helpful, isn't he?

你的丈夫能幫上你很多忙，不是嗎?

B:Willing to help, maybe, but not as helpful as you think.

也許他挺愿意幫忙的，可是不像你想像中的那樣能幫上忙。

A:Really?

是嗎?

B:Last night he told the children acliff-hangerstory and both of them were scared out of sleep.

昨天晚上，他給孩子們講故事把他們倆嚇得睡不著。

地道表達：

cliff-hanger

小編講解：

改習語從字面上解釋意思是“掛在懸崖邊”，這個舉動當然驚險。它原指“系列驚險的電影”，又引申為“扣人心弦的故事”，以及“勝負難分充滿懸念的比賽”。

支持范例：

Eg.Peter was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it a narrow escape. But it was really a cliff-hanger.

彼得差點兒出了車禍。他稱之為僥幸逃脫，但那確實讓他膽戰(zhàn)心驚。

Eg.The NBA final of1998 was a cliff-hanger. Michael Jordan saved Chicago Bull at the last minute and helped the team win the sixth championship.

1998年的NBA是一場扣人心弦的比賽。邁克爾·丹在最后一分鐘拯救了芝加哥公牛隊，并幫助此隊獲得了第六次冠軍。

詞海拾貝：

out of sleep

Eg.The noise waked us all out of a sound sleep.

這聲音把我們都從熟睡中吵醒。

Eg.The Mayor seemed to start out of sleep himself.

市長自己也好象剛從睡夢中醒回來一般。

Eg.He was startled out of his sleep.

他從睡夢中驚醒。