一分钟英语(MP3+双语字幕) 第128期:To Find A Happy Medium
日期:2017-03-09 11:29

(单词翻译:单击)

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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目!
So you know what happy is.
你懂得快乐的真谛。
And medium comes between small and large. To Find A Happy Medium
中间是大和小之间的那个尺寸。寻找折衷方法。
So is this idiom about feeling kind of happy?
这个习语是表示快乐的意思吗?
How is it going with your neighbor?
你的邻居怎么样了?
Is he still complaining about your playing the trombone at night?
他还在抱怨你晚上吹长号吗?
He was. But it's fine now.
他以前抱怨。不过现在好了。
How did you guys work it out?
你们怎么解决这个问题的?

寻找折衷方法

Well, I agreed to not play after 10pm. And he agreed to not bang on the walls.
我同意晚上10点以后不吹长号。他同意不砸墙。
Sounds like you guys found a happy medium.
听起来你们找到了折衷方法。
A happy medium means a compromise, or a situation that is acceptable to both sides.
折衷方法意味着妥协,或双方都可接受的某种情况。
You meet in the middle and it makes both sides happy.
你们在中间点会合,双方都很开心。
We often say "to find a happy medium."
我们常说“找到折衷方法”。
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