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If you hear this expression, does it really mean a bridge is on fire?

你听到这的个表达是否在讲一座燃烧的桥呢？

BURNING BRIDGES

断绝后路

So, Jessica quit her job.

所以，杰西卡辞了她的工作0##.!!YzkJmX0=ap48|。

And before leaving, she told all her co-workers how much she hated them.

她在离开之前，告诉了所有同事她有多讨厌他们5)_Ops,q7+f。

Get out! Why would she burn her bridges like that?

赶紧走吧！她为什么要那样自断后路呢？

Oh, she’s known for burning bridges. No one in her last job even talks to her.

哦 她经常这样断绝后路W.fE!++2DfZM。她之前工作的同事都不跟她说话)_e;(r2XkP4。

Why burn a bridge to someone who could help you later? That’s just stupid.

为什么要跟以后可能会帮到你的人一刀两断？太傻了OuTHK)kJ5Yq,RrB*。

When you "burn a bridge" you don’t really set fire to anything.

“burn a bridge”并不是说你真的放火烧什么东西4,|=d+%F-I。

But you are doing something dangerous.

而是指做危险的事情KLse=2WF]|5=Uu+sWu。

During wartime, soldiers commonly burned bridges to cut their enemies off from supplies.

在战争时期，士兵通常会烧掉桥梁，切断敌人的物资供应#xe~tsTd*OVN。

But burning bridges also meant the soldiers could not retreat.

但烧断桥梁也意味着士兵没有了退路m=ti;7Y(3#%。

So, when you burn a bridge, you cut off contact with people or opportunities you might need later.

所以当你自断后路的时候，你就切断了以后可能会需要的人或机会eX7]9mVFAB)#a3QZXk。

And that’s English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！