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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！

We all need to breathe to live.

我们都需要呼吸才能生存c+x]6ATEh%wl4af。

And even the best swimmers can hold their breath for only so long.

甚至最好的游泳运动员也不能屏住呼吸很长一段时间O,~y;V3]=!bFs%WWq8d。

DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH

不要抱有期望

Is this a warning for swimmers and divers?

这是对游泳运动员和潜水员的警告吗？

Hey, do you need help moving to your new apartment this weekend?

嘿，这个周末你需要帮忙搬进新的公寓吗？

Oh no, that’s okay. Evan said he would help. He has a truck.

哦不，没关系,rWF;MV(b]&~=PjX@b。艾文说他会帮我|-Ysc3BS_jZr_ME%。他有一辆卡车*I_LBdAFRCa]TwSu!m。

Evan? Don’t hold your breath waiting for him.

艾文？别对他报太大希望)jxmD.^ot7S;B。

He said he’d help me move, and then never showed up.

他曾说过要帮我搬家，然后就从来没有出现过myykBRz119ee4&。

Oh.Well then... what you doing this weekend?

哦S8ou6HeZ.z2Jumi!zKe。那好吧，你这周末有事情吗？

We say "don’t hold your breath," when we think something is not likely to happen soon...if ever.

我们用“不要屏住呼吸”来形容我们认为某事不会很快发生，或者是永不会发生H;a~E-ufQpO|61-!zr。

Sometimes children threathen to hold their breath until they get what they want- which usually does not work.

有时孩子们用憋着呼吸的手段威胁借以得到他们想要的东西-但通常并不能起到作用)[&;riuPZ7。

You can also say, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

你也可以说，我并不抱有期待TI9JJR=8T;f8O。

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