一分钟英语(MP3+双语字幕) 第90期:Fly Under the Radar 保持低调
日期:2017-01-09 11:32

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The word radar is short for Radio Detection And Ranging.
radar(雷达)这个词汇是radio detection and ranging(无线电探测器)的简称。
But are Jonathan and Anna trying to find enemy airplanes? Under the Radar
但是,乔纳森和安娜努力找的是敌机吗?低调神秘

Fly Under the Radar 保持低调

Where was Carly this morning? We had the meeting without her.
今天早上卡莉去哪了?我们开会的时候她不在。
Carly? I don't know. I haven't seen her in the office for weeks.
卡莉?我不清楚。我已经几周没在办公室见她了。
Maybe she's working on a secret project and that's why she's flying under the radar.
也许她正做一个秘密工程,这也就是为什么她低调神秘了。
Well, she had better be careful.
好吧,她最好当心点。
Because if she flies under the radar for too long, no one's going to miss her when she gets fired.
因为如果她低调太久,在她被解雇后就没有人会思念她了。
Before electronic devices, military aircraft would fly under the radar so they wouldn't be seen by the enemy.
在出现电子设备之前,军用飞机都是十分低调神秘的,因此不会被敌军发现。
Today, "to fly under the radar" means to avoid being the center of attention or to go unnoticed.
如今,这个短语表示避免成为公众注意的中心,或表示不引人注意。
And that's English in a Minute.
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重点单词
  • militaryadj. 军事的 n. 军队
  • detectionn. 察觉,发觉,侦查,探测
  • unnoticedadj. 被忽视的;不引人注意的;未被注意的
  • aircraftn. 飞机
  • havenn. 港口,避难所,安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中,
  • avoidvt. 避免,逃避