一分钟英语(MP3+双语字幕) 第106期:The Last Straw 忍无可忍
日期:2017-02-07 13:11

(单词翻译:单击)

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Straw is a dried stalk of grain.
稻草就是晒干了的谷杆儿。
So, why are Jonathan and Anna upset about a piece of straw?
那么,为什么乔纳森和安娜会为稻草而沮丧呢?

The Last Straw 忍无可忍

Did you hear the latest changes for tonight's party?
你听说今晚聚会的最新变动了吗?
What now?
现在聚会是什么安排?
We're not meeting at the restuarant at 7 but at Julie's house at 6.
我们不计划7点在饭店见面了,而是改在了6点,在朱莉家见面。
Okay.
好吧。
And all the food is going to be vegetarian.
所有的食物都会是素食。
That's the last straw. I'm just staying at home and watching TV tonight.
那我忍无可忍了。我计划今晚待在家,看电视。
"The last straw" is that last little difficulty, in a long series of difficulties, that makes you quit.
“忍无可忍”指最后一个困难,在很多困难中,这个困难让你放弃了做某件事。
This expression comes from an old story about a straw that broke a camel's back.
这个表达源自一个古老的故事,一根稻草压垮了骆驼的背。
A camel was carrying too much on its back.
一只骆驼背上驮了很多东西。
But the thing that finally broke it…was a single piece of straw.
可是最后压垮骆驼的却是一根稻草。
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