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美國之音之流行美語353 on the edge of one's seat...

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李華和Larry在看世界杯足球賽,美國隊和阿爾及利亞隊。我們要學(xué)兩個常用語:on the edge of your seat和down to the wire.

LH: Larry,今天這場比賽可很重要!美國要是贏了,就進(jìn)16強,要是輸了就得回家了。

L: I know! Who do you think will win? The U.S. or Algeria?

LH: 這可說不好。

L: I agree, it's hard to predict who will win. All I know is that I'm going to be on the edge of my seat the whole game.

LH: 什么?你要坐在椅子邊兒上看比賽?這樣坐著你一會兒就得累。

L: Actually, when you are really excited or nervous about something, you can say that you are on the edge of your seat.

LH: 哦,on the edge of your seat不是真的坐在椅子的邊兒上,而是形容緊張的樣子。你是說,這場比賽讓你感到特別緊張、興奮,簡直坐也不是站也不是。

L: Right! Or for another example, my friend Eddie loved the new Jack Nicholson suspense movie. He said it kept him on the edge of his seat for two hours.

LH: 對!懸疑電影總是讓人的心提在嗓子眼,緊張得不行!哎,Larry, 你不是說你在網(wǎng)上買了一件美國隊的球衣么?寄來了沒有?

L: I've been waiting on the edge of my seat all week for it to come, but it hasn't arrived yet. I hope it didn't get lost in the mail.

LH: 別急,沒準(zhǔn)今天球衣就到了。你看別的世界杯比賽了嗎?

L: Yeah a few, but for me, none can keep me on the edge of my seat like a U.S. match does.

LH: 這倒是!不過,足球比賽太緊張了!要不我們還是看“美國偶像”吧,輕松一下。

L: No way! I'm always sitting on the edge of my seat whenever they announce the winner of American Idol.

LH: 你怎么看什么都這么激動!對了,我還真沒看出來,你也是美國偶像的粉絲啊!

L: Well you never know when you might learn something surprising about me, Lihua.

LH: 哈哈,那以后和你說話時我該緊張了,I'll be on the edge of my seat when I talk to you!

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美國對阿爾及利亞的比賽結(jié)束了,Larry和李華在談?wù)撨@場比賽。

LH: 真夠懸的!雙方一直是0比0,我還以為美國隊要被淘汰了呢!誰知美國隊居然在最后三分種里進(jìn)了個球,這下就挺進(jìn)16強啦!

L: I know! That was so amazing! If I watch a few more games like that, I'm going to have a heart attack!

LH: 心臟???不至于吧!不過,這場比賽最后幾分鐘確實挺刺激的。

L: You're right. That game really came down to the wire.

LH: Down to the wire? 這是什么意思?

L: When something comes down to the wire, that means there isn't much time left.

LH: 哦,down to the wire就是指到了最后關(guān)頭。 你是說這場比賽在快結(jié)束的時候居然難分勝負(fù)。

L: Right. Here's another example. My big report for work is due tomorrow and I still have a lot of work to do, so it's really coming down to the wire today.

LH: 你是說,明天有報告要交,可你還沒怎么寫呢,所以今天是你完成報告的最后關(guān)頭了!哎?既然要寫報告,干嘛還看世界杯?

L: I'll just say that I know what's important in life. Say, how is your summer job search going?

LH: 還在找呢。我已經(jīng)快沒錢了,如果再找不到工作,我連房租也交不出來了。

L: Gosh, it sounds like it's really coming down to the wire. Have you had any success?

LH: 倒是有一份工作,我已經(jīng)進(jìn)入最后一輪面試了,公司說今天下午打電話通知我結(jié)果。

L: Wow, it sounds like it's coming down to the wire. You must really be on the edge of your seat.

LH: 是啊,已經(jīng)快5點了,還沒來電話,我都要急死了!

今天李華學(xué)了兩個常用語。一個是on the edge of your seat, 表示緊張興奮。另一是down to the wire, 意思是到最后關(guān)頭。

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