(单词翻译:单击)
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Gears are found on many machines and vehicles.
很多机器和车辆上都有齿轮 。
Gears help them change speed - like on a bicycle.
齿轮可以用来改变速度——比如自行车 。
Switch Gears
改变,切换
So, is this a biking expression? Let's listen.
那么,这是关于自行车的表达吗?我们来听一下 。
Jonathan! What are you doing?
乔纳森!你在干什么呢?
I am reading this book for English class.
我在看这本书,为英语课做准备 。
Well, now it is time to switch gears. We have to memorize all these lines by tonight!
现在该换内容了 。今天晚上,我们必须把所有台词都记下来!
All right. I am switching gears.
好吧 。我现在就换 。
In English, switching gears means you have moved on to something else - a different job or a different subject.
在英语中,“switch gears”的意思是你切换到了其他东西上——一份不同的工作或一个不同的主题 。
This expression is based on the idea that a machine or vehicle will change speed when you change the gears.
这个表达源于当你改变机器和车辆的齿轮时,它们的速度也会改变 。
And taht's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目!