一分钟英语(视频+文本) 第135期:Miss the Boat
日期:2016-10-09 14:34

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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目
If you arrive too late to a harbor to catch a boat,
如果你去港口迟到了,从而没能赶上船只,
you can say you "missed the boat."
那么你可以说你自己错过了船只。
But as an idiom, this phrase is not about transportation.
但是作为一个习语,这个短语就和交通无关了。
Miss the Boat
错失良机

Miss the Boat

Have you heard back about the pop-up book design program in Miami?
你有没有得到关于迈阿密立体书设计方案的反馈?
Um, no. Actually I missed the application deadline.
额,没有。事实上我错过了申请截止日期。
What? You would have loved that.
什么?你本来会爱上它的。
You really missed the boat by not applying!
你真的因为没有申请而错失了良机!
If you "miss the boat", you missed your chance at a good opportunity.
如果你"miss the boat",那就是说你错过了一个好机会。
It can also mean to not understand something.
它也可以表示不明白某事。
For example, you might "miss the boat" on an important English grammar point.
比如,你可能不理解一个重要的英语语法点。
Anna "missed the boat" when she did not apply for a program she would have enjoyed.
当安娜没有申请一个本来她会很喜欢的项目时,她就错失了良机。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目!

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